| Subject: | FDA Issues Notice on Reminyl/Amaryl Sound Alike Dispensing and Administering Errors |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Mon, 1 Nov 2004 - 10:00 am |
| The FDA has reported that the medication Reminyl (galantamine hydrobromide) which is a reversible, competitive acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, prescribed for the treatment of Alzheimer's related dementia, has been prescribed with the medication Amaryl (glimepiride) being dispensed and administered in error. Amaryl is an oral blood glucose lowering drug in the sulfonylurea class. The FDA reports that it appears the error is due to the sound alike nature of these two drugs, and that there has... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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