These medications have similar names, but are used for very different purposes:
| Adderall - for attention deficit disorder |
Inderal - for high blood pressure |
| Flomax - for an enlarged prostate |
Fosamax - for osteoporosis |
| Lamisil - for fungal infections |
Lamictal - for epilepsy |
| Hydralazine - for high blood pressure |
Hydroxyzine - for hives and itching |
| Norvasc - for high blood pressure |
Navane - for psychosis |
| Paxil - for depression |
Plavix - a blood thinner |
| Prilosec - for acid reflux |
Prozac - for depression |
| Serzone - for depression |
Seroquel - for schizophrenia |
| Zantac - for ulcers |
Xanax - for anxiety |
| Zidovudine - for AIDS |
Zovirax - for herpes |
Excerpted from How Not to Die by Jan Garavaglia, M.D.
Copyright © 2008 by Atlas Media Corp. and Jan Garavaglia, M.D.
Permission granted by Crown Publishers, New York, NY
