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Drug name confusion prompts FDA warning

These two very different medications are getting mixed up, resulting in the wrong one being prescribed.

Michelle Maskaly
Jul 30, 2015

These are two drugs you don't want to get confused, but some health care professionals are.

The issue is serious enough that the FDA issued a warning to health care professionals and patients that reports of confusion between the antidepressant Brintellix and anti-blood clotting medication Brilinta have resulted in the wrong medication being prescribed or dispensed.

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