Table 4. Top 50 Most Commonly Prescribed Dermatological Medications* and Their Sound- or Look-Alike Counterparts
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Dermatological Medications |
Sound- or Look-Alike Medications |
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Minocycline |
Doxycycline |
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Clobetasol |
Clotrimazole, Halobetasol |
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Triamcinolone |
Tretinoin, Tetracaine |
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Doxycycline |
Declomycin, Dicloxacillin, Dicyclomine, Doxazosin, Doxepin, Minocycline, Tetracycline |
|
Clindamycin |
Clarithromycin, Clinoril®, Gentamicin, Vancomycin |
|
Differin® |
N/I |
|
Ketoconazole |
Ketoprofen |
|
Fluocinonide |
Flunisolide, Fluocinolone, Fluorouracil, Fluticasone |
|
Desonide |
Desitin |
|
Benzaclin® |
Benzamycin |
|
Hydroxyzine |
Hydralazine |
|
Valtrex® |
Cephalexin, Divalproex, Keflex®, Urex®, Valcyte®, Zovirax® |
|
Tretinoin |
Tenormin®, Triamcinolone |
|
Tetracycline |
Doxycycline, Terbinafine, Tetracaine, Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate |
|
Retin-A Micro® |
N/I |
|
Solodyn® |
N/I |
|
Aldara® |
Alora® |
|
Mupirocin |
Bacitracin, Cortisporin®, Miacalcin® |
|
Doryx® |
N/I |
|
Sotret® |
N/I |
|
Desoximetasone |
N/I |
|
Metrogel® |
Metrogel-Vaginal® |
|
Tazorac® |
N/I |
|
Enbrel® |
N/I |
|
Finacea® |
N/I |
|
Duac® |
N/I |
|
Clobex® |
N/I |
|
Oracea® |
Orencia® |
|
Benzoyl Peroxide |
Benzocaine |
|
Metronidazole |
Fluconazole, Mebendazole, Meropenem, Metformin, Methocarbamol, Methotrexate, Methylprednisolone sodium succinate, Metoclopramide, Miconazole, Omeprazole, Potassium chloride |
|
Hydrocortisone |
Cortisone, Fludrocortisone, Hydralazine, Hydrocodone, Hydrochlorothiazide, Hydroxychloroquine, Prednisone |
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Propecia® |
Prevpac®, Propac |
|
Duac CS® |
N/I |
|
Taclonex® |
N/I |
|
Econazole |
N/I |
|
Protopic® |
Protonix® |
|
Elidel® |
Elavil®, Elimite®, Emla® |
|
Derma-Smoothe® |
N/I |
|
Loprox® |
N/I |
|
Halobetasol |
Clobetasol |
|
Terbinafine |
Terbutaline, Tetracycline, Tolbutamine |
|
Betamethasone |
Beclomethasone, Dexamethasone |
|
Ziana® |
N/I |
|
Claravis® |
N/I |
|
Dovonex® |
N/I |
|
Fluconazole |
Flucytosine, Fluorouracil, Fluoxetine, Furosemide, Itraconazole, Metronidazole, Phenytoin |
|
Mometasone |
Fluticasone |
|
Hydrocortisone Val |
N/I |
|
Carac® |
Carrasyn |
N/I, none identified.
*List of the top 50 most commonly prescribed dermatological medications in descending order of frequency were obtained from Charles W. Stiefel, Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., personal communication, October 14, 2008.
Sound- or look-alike medications data from Cohen [8], Gremillion and Hogan [35], and U.S. Pharmacopeia [36].