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ISSUE 4 OCTOBER
Letters to the Editor

Zounds! What confuzion reigns!

  • Alain Rohan, 006e483341067b6f

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Letter to the editor

Editor, – The following drugs have all been (relatively) recently marketed (except Zentel/albendazole, but it is coming soon), have names beginning with 'Z' and are of two syllables. Surely, this is sowing the seeds of confuzion, with perhaps dire conzequences?

Zadine

Zantac

Zentel

Zestril

Zocor

Zofran

Zoloft

Zoton

Zyrtec


Cheerz

Dr Alain Rohan
Zecretary
and Dr Ian Boyd
Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee

 

Editorial note

No commentz.

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Alain Rohan

Zecretary, Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee

006e483341067b6f

Ian, Boyd

Adverse Drug Reactions Advisory Committee