TY - JOUR
T1 - Inadvertent substitution of acetohexamide for acetazolamide
AU - Hargett, Newell A.
AU - Ritch, Robert
AU - Mardirossian, Jonathan
AU - Kass, Michael A.
AU - Podos, Steven M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Case 1—A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for cataract extraction. Medical history revealed sarcoidosis, which was inactive at the time of admission, and occasional attacks of asthma, which were self-medicated. There was no history of hepat- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York (Drs. Hargett, Ritch, and Podos); Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York (Dr. Mardirossian); and Glaucoma Genfer, Department of Ophthalmology, Washington ^University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (Dr. Kass). This study was supported in part by grants ΕΥ00336 and EY00340 from the National Eye Institute, and by an unrestricted grant from Reasearch to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Dr. Hargett is a Fight for Sight Inc., Fellow and Dr. Ritch is a Heed Fellow (1976-1977) and National Institutes of Health Fellow (EY05128).
PY - 1977/10
Y1 - 1977/10
N2 - In three cases acetohexamide (Dymelor), an oral hypoglycemic agent, was mistakenly given to patients instead of acetazolamide (Diamox), which had been prescribed for their glaucoma. A number of similarities, including the-fact that both medications are 250-mg white tablets, with similar generic and brand names which are generically repackaged medications juxtaposed on the pharmacist's shelf, predispose to the inadvertent substitution of one medication for the other. In one instance a systemic hypoglycemic reaction resulting in head trauma and confusion ended in an emergency hospital admission following the substitution of acetohexamide for acetazolamide.
AB - In three cases acetohexamide (Dymelor), an oral hypoglycemic agent, was mistakenly given to patients instead of acetazolamide (Diamox), which had been prescribed for their glaucoma. A number of similarities, including the-fact that both medications are 250-mg white tablets, with similar generic and brand names which are generically repackaged medications juxtaposed on the pharmacist's shelf, predispose to the inadvertent substitution of one medication for the other. In one instance a systemic hypoglycemic reaction resulting in head trauma and confusion ended in an emergency hospital admission following the substitution of acetohexamide for acetazolamide.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9394(77)90456-1
DO - 10.1016/0002-9394(77)90456-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 910864
AN - SCOPUS:0017764839
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 84
SP - 580
EP - 583
JO - American journal of ophthalmology
JF - American journal of ophthalmology
IS - 4
ER -