Therapeutic Category
- Antineoplastic Agent, Mitotic Inhibitor
- Antineoplastic Agent, Topoisomerase Inhibitor
Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:
Etoposide may be confused with teniposide
Etoposide may be confused with etoposide phosphate (a prodrug of etoposide which is rapidly converted in the plasma to etoposide)
VePesid may be confused with Versed
High alert medication:
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) includes this medication among its list of drug classes (chemotherapeutic agent, parenteral and oral; epidural and intrathecal medications) which have a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when used in error (High-Alert Medications in Acute Care, Community/Ambulatory Care, and Long-Term Care Settings).