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Tallman Lettering: For Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Names in Canada

This document provides a list of look-alike and sound-alike drug names in Canada along with the recommended TALLman lettering to differentiate the names. The list includes over 30 drug name pairs and indicates the source for each recommended TALLman lettering.

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Tallman Lettering: For Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Names in Canada

This document provides a list of look-alike and sound-alike drug names in Canada along with the recommended TALLman lettering to differentiate the names. The list includes over 30 drug name pairs and indicates the source for each recommended TALLman lettering.

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TALLman Lettering

for Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Drug Names in Canada


LASA Drug Names with Recommended TALLman
TALLman Lettering Lettering Source
AFAtinib / aXitinib ISMP Canada ISMP Canada
Institute for Safe Medication
amLODIPine / amiodarone* ISMP (US) Practices Canada
azaCITIDine / azaTHIOprine ISMP (US)
ISMP (US)
azaTHIOprine / azithromycin* ISMP (US) Institute for Safe Medication
CARBOplatin / CISplatin ISMP (US) Practices (US)

cycloSERINE / cycloSPORINE FDA FDA


US Food and Drug
cyclophosphamide* CAPCA/ISMP Canada Administration
daBRAFenib / daSATinib ISMP Canada
CAPCA
DACTINomycin / daptomycin* ISMP (US) Canadian Association of
DAUNOrubicin / DOXOrubicin FDA Provincial Cancer Agencies

dexamethasone / dexmedeTOMidine ISMP Canada


dilTIAZem / diazepam* ISMP Canada
Permission is granted to
dimenhyDRINATE / diphenhydrAMINE FDA reproduce material for internal
DOBUTamine / DOPamine FDA communications with proper
attribution.
DOCEtaxel / PACLitaxel CAPCA/ISMP Canada
DOXOrubicin / IDArubicin ISMP (US) Download:
www.ismp-canada.org/
epinephrine* / ePHEDrine ISMP (US) download/TALLman/
epirubicin* / eriBULin ISMP Canada TALLman_lettering.pdf

fentanyl* / SUFentanil ISMP (US) Endorsed by the


HYDROmorphone / morphine ISMP (US) International Medication
Safety Network
hydroxyzine* / hydroxyUREA ISMP Canada
iBRUtinib / iMAtinib ISMP Canada
inFLIXimab / riTUXimab ISMP (US)
lamiVUDine / lamoTRIgine ISMP (US)
mitoXANTRONE FDA
niLOtinib / niLUTAmide ISMP Canada
oBINutuzumab / oFAtumumab ISMP Canada
PANitumumab / PERTuzumab ISMP Canada
quiNIDine / quiNINE ISMP (US)
sAXagliptin / sitagliptin* ISMP Canada
© ISMP Canada, 2015

SORAfenib / SUNItinib CAPCA/ISMP Canada


vanDETanib / vemURAFenib ISMP Canada
vinBLAStine / vinCRIStine FDA

*TALLman lettering is not applied to this drug name in Canada at this time

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