Medication Safety Issues
Cymbalta may be confused with Symbyax.
Drizalma may be confused with Drisdol, Drisdan.
DULoxetine may be confused with Dexilant, FLUoxetine, PARoxetine, vortioxetine.
Beers Criteria: Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) (duloxetine) are identified in the Beers Criteria as potentially inappropriate medications to be used with caution in patients 65 years and older due to their potential to cause or exacerbate syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) or hyponatremia; monitor sodium concentration closely when initiating or adjusting the dose in older adults (Beers Criteria [AGS 2023]).
Duloxetine is identified in the Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions (STOPP) criteria as a potentially inappropriate medication in older adults (≥65 years of age) with urinary urgency, urge incontinence, severe hypertension, or recurrent falls (O’Mahony 2023).
