# \[e-drug\] drugs with the same trade name **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [April 15, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-drugs-with-the-same-trade-name/19380 "2004-04-15T14:26:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drmrkrao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@drmrkrao](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/drmrkrao)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-drugs-with-the-same-trade-name/19380/1 "2004-04-15T14:26:06Z")
E-DRUG: drugs with the same trade name -------------------------------------- Hello e-druggers, I am surprised to find two different drugs in the same trade name being marketed.   1.. Dabur pharmacy sells a drug called "LONA" which is salt containing low sodium.   2.. "Calyx" a division of "Triton Health Care Pvt. Ltd." markets the same trade name "LONA". However, this contains "Clonazepam".   1.. A-Z (Alkem lab) is marketed as a multivitamin   2.. AZ is promoted (Kopran) as Azithromycin.   3.. ABZ (Kare health specialties) - Albendazole I wish such things are not only confusing to the medical fraternity, but to the patients as well. I do not know whom to blame for the same. This can be avoided if necessary steps are being taken. Yours truly, M.Ramakrishna Rao Prof. of Medicine Rajah Muthiah Medical College Annamalainagar (TN) India drmrkrao@vsnl.com [Are all these products formally registered by Indian Drug Controller? Their office would normally be responsible to avoid similar or look-a-like names. WB] -- To send a message to E-Drug, write to: e-drug@healthnet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe, write to: majordomo@healthnet.org in the body of the message type: subscribe e-drug OR unsubscribe e-drug To contact a person, send a message to: e-drug-help@healthnet.org Information and archives: [http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug](http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug)