According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some physicians and pharmacists are experiencing some confusion over the similarity of the names of an antidepressant and a blood-thinning medication. Although the FDA claims it is unaware of anyone who consumed the wrong medication, the agency said it received 50 reports of medication errors, including instances where physicians gave the incorrect medication or pharmacists dispensed the wrong drug. <\/p>\n
The medications are Brintellix, which is an antidepressant, and Brilinta, which is a blood-thinner medication used to aid in the prevention of death following a heart attack or serious chest pain or to avert a second heart attack. The agency claims it has been the recipient of reports of errors since the approval of Brintellix in September 2013. Each medication is a tablet with the letter T imprinted on it, and each is yellow. In order to avoid any more confusion, the FDA (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some physicians and pharmacists are experiencing some confusion over the similarity of the names of an antidepressant and a blood-thinning medication. Although the FDA claims it is unaware of anyone who consumed…<\/span><\/p>\n