Clinical Pharmacology

"Sound alike drug names in the Indian market"

Brand name	Generic drug	Clinical use	Manufacturer
Tab. Aldactone Inj. Aldarone	Spironolactone Amiodarone	Diuretic Anti-arrhythmic	RPG life Alidac
Inj. Amicom Inj. Amicor	Amikacin Amrinone	Anti microbial Congestive heart failure	Comed Samarth pharma
Bactroban cream Batrafan cream	Mupirocin(2%) Ciclopirox oleamine	Topical anti-microbial Topical anti-fungal	Glaxo Smithkline Hoechst Marion Roussel
Tab. Cadolac Tab. Carloc	Ketorolac Carvedilol	NSAID Non-selective beta blocker	Cadila pharma Cipla
Tab. Cetrine Inj. Cytarine	Cetrizine Cytarabine	Anti histaminic Anti neoplastic	Dr. Reddys Dabur
Tab. Combutol Tab. Carbatol	Ethambutol Carbamazepine	Anti-tubercular Anti-convulsant	Lupin Torrent
Tab. Daonil Tab. Depsonil	Gilbenclamide Imipramine	Sulphonylurea Tri-cyclic anti-depressant	Aventis SPPL
Cap. Dilantin Tab. Dilcontin	Phenytoin Diltiazem	Anti-convulsant Anti-hypertensive	Parke-Davis Modi mundi pharma
Tab. Epitril Tab. Enapril	Clonazepam Enalapril	Anti-convulsant Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor	Novartis Intas
Tab. Facital Tab. Farlutal	Mefloquine Medroxy progesterone acetate	Anti-malarial Progesterone	ZydusCadila Pharmacia & Upjohn
Cap. Moclox Cap. Macox	Amoxacillin + cloxacillin Rifampicin	Anti-microbial Anti-leprotic	Kopran Macleods
Cap. Neurontin Tab. Nitrocontin	Gabapentin Glyceryl trinitrate	Anti-convulsant Anti-anginal	Parke Davis Modi mundi pharma
Tab. Opam Cap. Opaz	Pioglitazone Omeprazole	Oral anti-diabetic Proton pump inhibitor	Wockhardt Aglowmed
Inj. Oframax Inj. Okavax	Ceftriaxone Live attenuated vaccine of varicella zoster	Anti microbial Vaccine	Ranbaxy Aventis-Pasteur
Tab. Rapilin Tab. Ranitin	Repaglinide Ranitidine	Anti-diabetic Histamine receptor 2 antagonist	Aztec(sun division ) Torrent
Tab. Rokcin Tab. Roxin	Roxithromycin Thyroxine	Anti-microbial Hormone	Plethico Cadila health care
Tab. Tricort Tab. Tricox	Triamcinolone Rifampicin + isoniazid + Pyrazinamide	Corticosteroid Anti-tubercular	Alidac Themis chemicals
Inj. Vasopin Tab. Vasoprin	Vasopressin Isosorbide mononitrate + aspirin	Bleeding esophageal varices Vasodilator + platelet inhibitor	Samarth pharma Torrent
Tab. Zetop Inj. Zyrop	Cetrizine Erythropoietin	Anti-histaminic Haemopoietic	Alidac Zydus biogen