look-alike, sound-alike (lasa) medications (common …
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Updated on 31/1/2021
Pharmacy medication safety committee
LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS
(COMMON DRUGS AT OUTPATIENT PHARMACY)
Tab. Metformin 500mg &
Tab. Metoprolol 100mg
Tab. Colchicine 0.5mg &
Tab. Bumetanide 1mg
Tab. Verapamil 40mg &
Tab. Selegiline 5mg
Updated on 31/1/2021
Pharmacy medication safety committee
LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS
(COMMON DRUGS AT OUTPATIENT PHARMACY)
Tab. Valsartan 80mg,
Tab. Valsartan 160mg &
Tab. Valsartan 80mg +
Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg
Tab. Ivabradine 5mg &
Tab. Ivabradine 7.5mg
Tab. Leflunomide 10mg &
Tab. Leflunomide 20mg
Tab. Saxagliptin 2.5mg &
Tab. Saxagliptin 5mg
Tab. Levothyroxine 25mcg &
Tab. Levothyroxine 50mcg
Tab. Deferasirox 90mg &
Tab. Deferasirox 360mg
Tab. Amiloride 5mg +
Hydrochlorothiazide 50mg &
Tab. Selegiline 5mg
Updated on 31/1/2021
Pharmacy medication safety committee
LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS
(PSYCHIATRY)
Tab. Risperidone 1mg &
Tab. Risperidone 2mg
Tab. Olanzapine 5mg Orodispersible &
Tab. Olanzapine 10mg Orodispersible
Tab. Lithium 300mg, Tab. Lorazepam 1mg &
Tab. Sulpiride 200mg
Tab. Ferrous 200mg, Tab. Phenobarbitone 30mg &
Tab. Chlorpromazine 100mg
Tab. Fluvoxamine 50mg &
Tab. Fluvoxamine 100mg
Tab. Quetiapine 300mg (extended-release),
Tab. Quetiapine 100mg & Tab. Quetiapine 200mg
Inj. Cefuroxime 750mg
Updated on 31/1/2021
Pharmacy medication safety committee
LOOK-ALIKE, SOUND-ALIKE (LASA) MEDICATIONS
(INJECTIONS)
Inj. Enoxaparin 20mg,
Inj. Enoxaparin 40mg &
Inj. Enoxaparin 60mg
Inj. Human Normal Globulin &
Inj. Human Albumin 20%
Inj. Cefuroxime 750mg &
Inj. Cefoperazone 1g
Inj. Omeprazole 40mg &
Inj. Pantoprazole 40mg