Medication errors
Losec® be changed as a result of a number of fatalities associated with this confusion. Elsewhere, the name Losec® remains. Other examples of pairs of drugs with similar names where confusion occurs include amiloride 5 mg and amlodipine 5 mg tablets. Other potential dispensing errors include wrong dose, wrong drug, or
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