Reminyl name change no remedy
Executive Summary
Pharmacists are reporting confusion between Takeda's sleep aid Rozerem (ramelteon) and J&J's Alzheimer's therapy Razadyne (galantamine), according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practice's Medication Safety Alert. Name confusion is not a new problem for the J&J product; formerly Reminyl, the company renamed galantamine Razadyne in 2005 due to confusion with Sanofi-Aventis' anti-diabetic Amaryl (glimepiride) (1"The Pink Sheet" Jan. 10, 2005, p. 8)...