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Etoposide

Basics

Name

Etoposide

Pronunciation

(e toe POE side)

Brand Names: US

  • Toposar [DSC]

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).

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