What's in a (Drug) Name? Plenty!

Article Abstract:

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council have proposed changing the generic names of the drugs amrinone and amiodarone. Amrinone makes the heart beat stronger and amiodarone is an anti-arrhythmic drug. Eleven medication errors and one death have occurred when one drug was mistakenly given instead of the other. Amrinone will be changed to inamrinone and amiodarone will be changed to camiodarone. The proposed name changes will take effect July 1, 2000. Health care professionals and pharmacists can send their comments to the USP and USAN Council.

Terminology, Amiodarone, Medication errors, Amrinone

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Control "Social Carnivores" to Prevent Bites

Article Abstract:

The American Veterinary Medical Association has published a guide for communities that want to reduce the number of dog bites. About 4.5 Americans are bitten by a dog every year, about half of whom are children.

Reports, Bites and stings, Bites (Injuries), Stings (Injuries), American Veterinary Medical Association

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Physician-Astronauts Have Pioneered During Two Decades of Shuttle Flights

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Ten of the 137 astronauts who have flown on the space shuttle are doctors. 2001 marks the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle, which was first launched on April 12, 1981.

Physicians, Medical professions, Achievements and awards, Astronauts

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