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David S. Svahn, MD
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown, NY

JAMA. 1978;240(22):2433.

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To the Editor.—

A plea is often made for the use of generic names to avoid confusion among brand-name "spellalikes." I have had a recent experience that indicates that confusion may arise from the use of generic names as well. Having prescribed clonidine for hypertension and having seen no results over several months, I discovered that the patient had been given quinidine. The lesson is this: any drug, whether prescribed generically or by brand name, should be spelled clearly—especially when relatively new agents are prescribed. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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