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22 Romania: EudraPharm http://eudrapharm.eu/eudrapharm/ Slovakia: EudraPharm http://eudrapharm.eu/eudrapharm/ South Africa: South African Electronic Package Inserts http://home.intekom.com/pharm/ Spain: EudraPharm http://eudrapharm.eu/eudrapharm/ Sweden: EudraPharm http://eudrapharm.eu/eudrapharm/ United States Food and Drugs Administration of America: www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/default.cfm
CAUTION: IDENTICAL NAMES Identical brand names can be used in different countries for products with different ingredients. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance on medicines with US brand names that have identical names to drugs marketed in other countries, but which have different active ingredients. Information on those drugs, as published on the FDA website is reproduced below. FDA website: www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals/PublicHealthAdvisories/ucm173134.htm Extra care should be taken when asked to identify/confirm equivalents of the drugs detailed in the following table. Brand Name Aldactone Alphadine* Antagon* Calan Cervidil Cloderm Diasorb Dilacor Flomax Hexalen* Naqua Norpramin Rubex Urex Vivelle* U.S. Active Ingredient spironolactone povidone-iodine ganirelix verapamil dinoprostone clocortolone pivalate activated attapulgite diltiazem tamsulosin altretamine trichlormethiazide desipramine doxorubicin methenamine estradiol U.S. Indication water pill disinfectant fertility heart conditions labour induction dry, itchy skin diorrhoea heart conditions enlarged prostate ovarian cancer water pill depression cancer urinary tract infection hormone replacemement Foreign Active Ingredient potassium canrenoate ranitidine astemizole ranitidine vinpocetine gemeprost clotrimazole loperamide digoxin verapamil barnidipine morniflumate hexetidine furosemide omeprazole ascorbic acid furosemide norgestimate, ethinylestradiol Foreign Indication water pill *These products have different dosage forms, so that use of the wrong drug seems relatively unlikely, although the difference in active ingredients should be noted. For further information on identifying UK equivalents of foreign medicines or any other query please contact the <strong>NPA</strong> Information Department on 01727 891 800/0844 736 4201 or email: information@npa.co.uk March 2012 ulcer allergies ulcer stroke symptons labour induction fungal skin infections diarrhea heart failure heart condition blood pressure anti-inflammatory antiseptic mouthwash water pill ulcer vitamin c deficiency water pill birth control Foreign Country Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary Greece Mexico Brazil Japan Italy Germany U.K. Serbia Brazil Argentina Italy Greece Portugal Spain Ireland Australia Austria 23
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