The Blotter: Brian Ross Investigates

See How Drugs Get Mixed Up at Pharmacies

Look-Alike Drugs Lead to Prescription Errors

PHOTOS: Look-Alike Drugs Lead to Prescription Errors

Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
Look-Alike Drugs
After reports of dispensing errors involving these two drugs with similar-sounding names, the Food and Drug Administration worked with pharmaceutical manufacturers to change the name of Kapidex.
Look-Alike Drugs
The drug Hydralazine, on the left, is used to treat high blood pressure, while Hydroxyzine is used to treat itching or allergies. Taking blood pressure medicine unnecessarily could cause someone to faint, whereas taking an allergy medicine instead of Hydralazine would leave high blood pressure untreated and could lead to stroke. (Institute for Safe Medication Practices)
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