Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Supplementary Table 2: U.S. Brand Names Highly Similar To Brand Names In Other Countries With Different Active Ingredients Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries pseudoephedrine/ Abstral fentanyl citrate severe pain Abstril 92 97 86 allergy Indonesia triprolidine fexofenadine 96 97 95 migraine Allegra allergy Allegro frovatriptan Germany hydrochloride headache Alli orlistat weight loss Alle 86 87 86 heparin/ diclofenac skin problems Romania skin enlarged Altabax retapamulin Alfabax 82 80 83 alfuzosin Poland problem prostate cyclobenzaprine muscle breathing Amrix Amrox 90 93 88 ambroxol Jordan hydrochloride relaxant disorder sulfamethoxazole/ Anthim obiltoxaximab anthrax Antrim 82 79 86 infection Bangladesh trimethoprim mild to 90 91 88 Congo, Amidol paracetamol moderate pain, Zambia fever 92 91 94 high blood Aridol [Disc] mannitol asthma test Aridil furosemide/ amiloride UK pressure 74 76 71 high blood Avidol carvedilol Bangladesh pressure fibrinogen skin 78 63 94 Colombia, Artiss human; problem/sur Antiss levocetirizine allergy Ecuador thrombin human gery hyoscyamine/ magnesium vitamin c 90 89 92 upset stomach; Ascor ascorbic acid Ascon trisilicate/ aluminium UK supplement heartburn hydroxide China, Atralin tretinoin acne Atrolin 90 91 88 salbutamol/ ipratropium asthma Taiwan imaging 78 72 85 diarrhea; liver Axumin fluciclovine f-18 Aximin rifaximin Bangladesh (PET) disease Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries 88 93 83 high blood Saudi Azar losartan amlodipine pressure Arabia besylate; high blood Azor 90 93 86 caffeine/ paracetamol pain Germany olmesartan pressure medoxomil Azur 76 68 83 caffeine/ paracetamol/ pain Germany deanol/ propyphenazone urea/ tocopherol/ Banzil 92 96 89 skin problems Korea squalane Banzel rufinamide seizures Taiwan, Benzel 96 98 94 chlorphenamine allergy china 93 92 94 arsenic, gold, lead, or Bal dimercaprol/ butacaine France mercury poisoning 96 98 95 saccharomyces boulardii/ equine lactobacillus acidophilus/ botulinum toxin lactobacillus reuteri/ Bat neurotoxin antidote Bol lactobacillus rhamnosus/ probiotic India a/b/c/d/e/f/g lactobacillus plantarum/ immune fab2 bacillus coagulans/ fructooligosaccharides caffeine/ pyridoxine/ 96 98 94 Taiwan, Bet chlorphenamine/ motion sickness China meclozine diclofenac Cambia pain Candia 88 89 86 fluconazole infection Pakistan potassium 95 99 91 protein c Ceprotin protein c Ciprotin tinidazole/ciprofloxacin infection Ukraine deficiency Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries pancrelipase helps break 90 95 86 amylase; down food pancrelipase Creon when Crein kallidinogenase stroke Korea lipase; pancreas is pancrelipase not working protease diabetes; bromocriptine 88 92 83 Cycloset Parkinson's Cyclosed cyclobenzaprine muscle relaxant Egypt mesylate disease myelodyspla 92 97 86 transplant, anti- Dacogen decitabine stic Tacogen tacrolimus Pakistan rejection syndrome skin Dalvance dalbavancin Diavance 72 70 75 metformin/ glibenclamide diabetes Egypt infection ethinyl estradiol; 81 73 89 vitamin c Daysee birth control Daycee ascorbic acid Philippines levonorgestrel supplement eye pain and Durezol difluprednate Durazol 80 75 86 pantoprazole heartburn Philippines swelling 88 92 83 econazole fungal skin Econa triamcinolone/econazole skin problems Korea Ecoza nitrate infection Eloza 79 73 85 anastrozole breast cancer Romania 88 90 86 fungal Eraxis anidulafungin Eraxit flupentixol/melitracen schizophrenia Bangladesh infection Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries 92 88 95 Austria; Canada; Czech Republic; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Ireland; Korea, Republic asparaginase blood of; Erwinaze erwinia Erwinase crisantaspase blood cancer cancer Lithuania; chrysanthemi Malaysia; New Zealand; Poland; Portugal; Saudi Arabia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Sweden; Tunisia; United Kingdom Alzheimer's 84 81 86 rivastigmine and local pain and Exelon Acelon aceclofenac Korea tartrate Parkinson's inflammation disease Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries Estina 89 97 81 ebastine allergy Korea 80 85 75 ascorbic acid/ tocopherol/ leucine/ colecalciferol/ multivitamin skin Extima valine/ isoleucine/ Brazil Extina ketoconazole supplement problems magnesium/ gelatine hydrolysate 78 63 94 fluoxetine depression Pakistan Extine 90 95 86 paroxetine depression Australia ascorbic acid/ diclofenac 92 97 86 Burkina Flector topical pain Fluctor phenylephrine/ cold symptoms epolamine Faso pheniramine/ paracetamol 82 80 83 high blood Taiwan, sapropterin phenylketon valsartan Kuvan Kovan pressure China dihydrochloride uria (PKU) 86 87 86 vancomycin infection Chile 96 97 95 herbal Lavin sofalcone medicine; Japan skin Laviv azficel-t stomach ulcer problem 90 93 88 Hepatitis B and India; Lavir lamivudine HIV infection Zambia ethinyl estradiol; Levonest birth control LevoMast 78 63 94 levocetirizine allergy India levonorgestrel 82 79 86 high Lipofin atorvastatin high cholesterol Argentina Lipofen fenofibrate cholesterol Lipoxen 90 89 92 orlistat weight loss Brazil eye loteprednol 90 91 88 Lotemax infection Lotemox loteprednol/ moxifloxacin infection India etabonate and swelling Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries 90 91 88 ascorbic acid/ tocopherol/ Lunox eye disease Bangladesh copper/ zinc/ xantofyl fluvoxamine mood Luvox maleate disorder 92 91 94 calcium oxide/ aluminium Luvos oxide/ iron/ potassium/ herbal medicine Germany silicon dioxide ethinyl estradiol; 74 76 71 high blood Lybrel birth control Lybrol bisoprolol Croatia levonorgestrel pressure autologous 78 72 85 magnesium cultured Masi magnesium sulfate Korea knee supplement Maci chondrocytes; surgery 88 93 83 sus scrofa Mosi moxifloxacin infection India collagen polyethylene Miralax constipation Minalax 76 68 83 bisacodyl/ docusate constipation Egypt glycol 3350 alogliptin bismuth/ sucralfate/ Nesina diabetes Nexina 93 92 94 heartburn Korea benzoate ranitidine dotatate gallium 90 93 86 high blood Netspot imaging Metspot metoprolol India ga-68 pressure guaifenesin; severe 96 98 94 Obredon hydrocodone cough and Obradon atorvastatin high cholesterol Hungary bitartrate congestion fludarabine blood Oforta Oferta 92 96 89 olanzapine mood disorder Turkey phosphate cancer mild to oxymorphone 96 98 94 Opana severe pain Opara paracetamol moderate pain, India hydrochloride fever Osphena ospemifene vaginal pain Orphena 90 85 95 orphenadrine muscle relaxant Thailand ciprofloxacin; 88 89 86 prednisolone/ Otovel fluocinolone ear infection Otosil ear infection Thailand chloramphenicol acetonide Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries ingenol skin Taiwan, Picato Pocato 96 98 94 procaterol asthma mebutate problem China bone local anesthetic Prolia denosumab growth; Prilia lidocaine/ prilocaine (numbs body Tunisia osteoporosis pain) bismuth 90 95 86 subcitrate local anesthetic potassium; stomach epinephrine/ phenol/ Pylera Pylura (numbs body UK metronidazole; ulcer lidocaine pain) tetracycline hydrochloride 81 73 89 inflammator y, immunosup migraine Taiwan, Rayos prednisone pressive, Rayor dihydroergotamine headache China and endocrine disorder Merchant L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf 2020;0:1–4. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010316 Supplementary material BMJ Qual Saf Brand POCA score Indication in U.S. Brand U.S. Active Name in Active Ingredient In Indication Combined Phonetic Ortho graphic Other Country Name Ingredient Other Other Countries Countries Countries 72 70 75 Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; France; Germany; Ireland; Japan; Latvia; malaria Riamet artemether/ lumefantrine Malaysia; infection metformin Netherland Riomet diabetes hydrochloride s; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Sweden; Switzerland ; United Kingdom Riomed 80 74 86 clarithromycin infection Pakistan Piomet 92 91 94 metformin/ pioglitazone diabetes Egypt Sabril vigabatrin seizures Sabrol 80 75 86