Therapeutic Category
- Antineoplastic Agent, Antimetabolite
- Antineoplastic Agent, Antimetabolite (Purine Analog)
Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:
Thioguanine may be confused with thiotepa
High alert medication:
This medication is in a class the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) includes among its list of drug classes which have a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when used in error.
Other safety concerns:
6-thioguanine and 6-TG are error-prone abbreviations (associated with sixfold overdoses of thioguanine)
International issues:
Lanvis [Canada and multiple international markets] may be confused with Lantus brand name for insulin glargine [US, Canada, and multiple international markets]
