When you mispronounce
your medications.
It's Atorvastatin, not Uh-torka-statin
It's Zolpidem, not Zo-lipid-em
It's Alprazolam, not Alprazadone
It's Atenolol, not Uh-ten-noll
It's Ibuprofen, not I-bee-pro-fin
It's Cetirizine, not Citric-zine
It's Hydrocodone, not Hydrocodocode (See this LINK)
It's Flagyl, not Flag-gill
What's YOUR favorite mispronounced medication?
It's Dilaudid, not Di-law-tin
ReplyDeleteIt's lisinopril not linsopril
ReplyDeleteIt's premarin not premium
It's acetaminophen, not ass-a-TAM-o-fen
ReplyDeleteMy doc says Atenolol, AT a-LEN-ole. And that's OK, because I can't pronounce his name.
ReplyDeleteIt's amlodipine, not amalodipine.
ReplyDeleteIt's atenolol, not atenonol.
It's gabapentin, not gagapentin.
It's metoprolol, not metroprolol or metoprol.
ramperil
ReplyDeletesim-VAS-tuhtin
ReplyDeletesubscription-prescription
ReplyDeleteHad a colleague make fun of someone for spelling Xanax with a Z...and then she proceeded to say "Val POR ic Acid" instead of Valproic acid about 12 times in a hour.
ReplyDeleteHydrochlorothiazide = hydroclorathorazone
ReplyDeleteacyclovir= ass-e-clover
ReplyDeleteIf they had covered or clovered up in the first place they wouldn't need acyclovir now, would they?
DeletePeanut butter balls (Phenobarbital)
ReplyDeleteMudfunnel (modafanil)
Custy needed her son's nighttime med: you know, the "DD..PP" (DDAVP). At least it was properly descriptive,,,,
ReplyDeleteAt my hospital, no two doctors or nurses pronounce the names the same, for just about any drug 3-sylable drug unless it's aspirin or Tylenol.
ReplyDeleteMy dad used to call his digoxin "dioxin". I suspect because dioxin was prominent in the news at that time. I gave up correcting him because it didn't "stick".
ReplyDelete"...that one that starts with a 'D'. Because I got that fiber-my-al-gee-a and I'm allergic to everything else."
ReplyDelete"...That one that starts with a 'D'. Because I got that fiber-my-al-gee-a and I'm allergic to everything else."
ReplyDeleteLis-a-pil
ReplyDeleteIt's oxycodone, not oxy-co-deen.
ReplyDelete"Hyco-floor-a-...." Us: Is it a diuretic? Them: What? Us: A water pill? Them: Yes! Us: Just call it HCTZ, its easier....
ReplyDeleteThe ER gave him Narcan for the rib injury.
ReplyDeleteWhat?! Do you mean Norco?
Oh, maybe that's it. (Elderly patient; Honest, but funny mistake!)
Amoxil is a brand of amoxicillin here. We get a lot of people passing us prescriptions and telling us they want the "Amoxillin".
ReplyDeleteAl-boot-a-trol for albuterol
ReplyDeleteVy-nase for vyvanse
Fock-a-lin for focalin
Simvastanin
ReplyDeleteLispril
Atenenol
Tri-miss-alone cream
Umpra-Zollie (Omeprazole)
and my personal favorite, we have about 3 to 4 patients that call Warfarin "Warfare"
Had a dr. send over a prescription of "Xanax" for a pt. The pt told be he called his dr wanting his "zantacs." Dr did this twice with the same pt.
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