Watson 755? No! Watson 795

And again, we have a pill that is slightly damaged and a pair of digits that may look alike. These digits are "5" and "9". Really, if a "9" is a little scratched in the upper right, it may seem to be a "5". This may mislead you into searching for a "Watson 755" pill which, actually, cannot be found. Instead, there is another pill, indexed Watson 795, and it does really exist! It is generic Bentanyl (Dicyclomine) distributed by Watson Pharmaceuticals. The medication is used to treat IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), or cramps and spasms inside the belly. No big problem if you mistakenly try to find a "Watson 755" as nothing dangerous is hidden under this index. You will only waste your time. In order not to be tricked into a false search, just keep in mind that there are letters and numbers which may look similar...

Xannax

One more misspelling variation of a popular medication. Incredibly beautiful! Unbelievaly harmonious! All the letters are doubled. The word can be divided into two equal halves. The doubled consonant in the middle mirrors one half of the word in the other. The word can still be read backwards without any changing. So comforting, so calming you down, so anxiety-relieving... So dangerous if you purchase a pack of it as it is almost certainly faked! It is Xannax, and the extra 'n' in the middle makes it very dubious.

Darvacet

The other misspelling of Darvocet differs from the right name in only one letter. And this letter is "a" which changes the drug's name into Darvacet. The point is perhaps in difficulties people experience while trying to write the name by ear, as it is may not be easy to make out the vowel in the middle. And again, it is no problem until it comes to buying the medication. Be careful not to get a fake product which name is written in a slightly different way. The word Darvacet is different from Darvocet in a single letter, but a faked medication called Darvacet can differ from genuine Darvocet drastically.

Darvocet-N 100 or Darvocet N-100?

In fact, does it really matter? In both cases a mixture of acetaminophen 650 mg and propoxyphene napsylate 100 mg is meant. Just to be more precise, let us determine that the letter 'N' in the drug's name corresponds to napsylate salt of propoxyphene in Darvocet, which is different from the formulation with hydrochloride salt of propoxyphene. As a result, we get a special formula of Darvocet-N, a drug with special features and effects different from "common" Darvocet. The number '100' corresponds to 100 mg of propoxyphene napsylate, but the letter 'N' seems to be of more importance in this case. This 'N' turns ''regular'' Darvocet into ''special'' Darvocet-N. So, let us spell the drug's name in the right way: Darvocet-N 100.

Diazapam

They say, English spelling is very difficult. Perhaps they are right. There are languages that let you write as you hear. Or almost as you hear. E.g. in Italian nearly every letter corresponds with its own sound. Little variations do not make lives of the Italians more complicated. In English there are sounds that require different letters in different words. And there may be found letters that sound differently in different positions, too. "A" and "e" may sound the same. Probably because of this some people write the name of Diazepam changing the "a" in the middle of it for "e" which sounds the same for them. As a result, we have one more misspelling of Diazepam medication - Diazapam.

Mylan 752 - A Pill That Does Not Exist

Misspelling of a drug's name is sometimes caused by reasons different from spelling difficulties. Here is such an example. There are some people trying to find information on one of Mylan pills. They call it Mylan 752 pill, trying to search Google, or Yahoo Answers, or healthcare forums for it - all in vain. Just because Mylan Pharmaceuticals does not manufacture a pill indexed "Mylan 752" (though there is a pill indexed "M 752" - Fexofenadine Hydrochloride 30 mg, a generic for Allegra, but the word "Mylan" is not written or enchased on it). But there is a pill indexed "Mylan 152", and the first number in the index can be incorrectly taken for "7", especilly when the surface of the pill is damaged a little. Or, perhaps, when someone has sight problems and is not able to see the index properly. Mylan 152 is 0.1 mg Clonidine, it is used to treat hypertension. As for the so called "Mylan 752", it just does not exist. So far, at least.

Xanex

Like in case with many other drug names, Xanax medication is very often misspelled. But even when people mistake only one letter for another, they get a different "brand" - Xanex. Almost no difference is seen at first, but, believe us, Xanex can have nothing in common with real Xanax at all! By the way, do you know that Xanax is a brand name for alprazolam, and in some countries this substance is marketed under other brand names, e.g. Alplax in South America. And there is a lot of faked Alplax on the market (produced esp. in Paraguay), but the genuine Gador Alplax (by Gador, Argentina) is as good as branded Xanax (with all the letters in their right positions :) ), although the spelling looks very different! And one more fact. In the United States, Xanax is well-known as Mylan A pills (indexed A, A1, A3, and A4), and they belong to the best generics for Xanax.