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Confusing Medications: Avoid Dangerous Mix-Ups

 
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Commonly Confused Medications

These medications have similar names, but are used for very different purposes:

Adderall - for attention deficit disorder Inderal - for high blood pressure Flomax - for an enlarged prostate Fosamax - for osteoporosis Lamisil - for fungal infections Lamictal - for epilepsy Hydralazine - for high blood pressure Hydroxyzine - for hives and itching Norvasc - for high blood pressure Navane - for psychosis Paxil - for depression Plavix - a blood thinner Prilosec - for acid reflux Prozac - for depression Serzone - for depression Seroquel - for schizophrenia Zantac - for ulcers Xanax - for anxiety Zidovudine - for AIDS Zovirax - for herpes