Table 4.
Top 50 Most Commonly Prescribed Dermatological Medications* and Their Sound- or
Look-Alike Counterparts
|
Dermatological Medications |
Sound- or Look-Alike Medications |
|
Minocycline |
Doxycycline |
|
Clobetasol |
Clotrimazole, Halobetasol |
|
Triamcinolone |
Tretinoin, Tetracaine |
|
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 |
|
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].