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Diabinese® and Dialume®

1982; American College of Physicians; Volume: 97; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-285

1539-3704

David J. Cohen,

Diabetes Treatment and Management

Letters and Corrections1 August 1982Diabinese® and Dialume®DAVID J. COHEN, M.D., MARTIN SALTZMAN, M.D., GERALD B. APPEL, M.D.DAVID J. COHEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARTIN SALTZMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GERALD B. APPEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-285 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Errors in drug administration may be caused by the use of drugs with similar trade names (1-4). Oral hypoglycemic agents have been involved in a number of these cases. We report two cases in which erroneous administration of Diabinese (Pfizer Laboratories; New York, New York) in place of Dialume (Armour Pharmaceutical Company; Tarrytown, New York) to patients on chronic dialysis resulted in life-threatening hypoglycemia.A 72-year-old woman with diabetes on chronic hemodialysis maintained blood glucose levels below 180 mg/dL with dietary control. After fracturing her femur she was admitted for orthopedic management. Blood glucose was 123 mg/dL....References1. AHLQUIST D, NELSON R, and CALLAWAY C. Pseudoinsulinoma syndrome from inadvertent tolazamide ingestion. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:281-2. LinkGoogle Scholar2. WITTAKER R. Confused drug names [Letter], Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:933. Google Scholar3. SANDOR I. Confused drug names [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:933. LinkGoogle Scholar4. ALDRICH T. Confused drug names [Letter]. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:933-4. LinkGoogle Scholar5. PETITPIERRE B, PERTIN L, RUDHART M, MERRERA A, and FABRE J. Behaviour of chlorpropamide in renal insufficiency and under the effect of associated drug therapy. Int J Clin Pharm Ther Tox. 1972;6:120-4. Google Scholar6. APPEL G and NEU H. The use of drugs in renal failure. DM. 1979;25:1-44. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID J. COHEN, M.D.; MARTIN SALTZMAN, M.D.; GERALD B. APPEL, M.D.Affiliations: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center New York, NY 10032 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHypoglycemia Associated with Renal FailureDrug-Induced Hypoglycemia: A Review of 1418 CasesHypoglycemia due to inadvertent dispensing of chlorpropamideInadvertent Dispensing of Oral Hypoglycemic DrugsInadvertent Chlorpropamide Hypoglycemia — No Longer Once in a Blue Moon?Insulin, glucagon and oral hypoglycemic drugsDiabinese-Dialume: A Potential CatastropheCorrection: Values for Blood Levels of Diabinese 1 August 1982Volume 97, Issue 2Page: 285-286KeywordsBloodDrug administrationDrugsFemurGlucoseHypoglycemiaHypoglycemicsMedical dialysisOrthopedics ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1982 PDF downloadLoading ...