reminyl vs amaryl | Pharmer.orgHome » Forums » Welcome to the forums at Pharmer.org » Pill IdentificationIn this week s New England Journal, there s an add from Janssen Pharmaceutica warning that some people who were prescribed reminyl (galantamine HBr) for Alzheimer s symptoms have been receiving amaryl from the pharmacist instead. Because amaryl treats diabetes, people with the wrong pills can have serious consequences from low blood sugar.Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, L. P. and Johnson Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Development, L. L. C. have recently been made aware of several reports of medication errors involving confusion between REMINYL® 1 (galantamine hydrobromide), a drug approved for the treatment of mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer’s type, and AMARYL® 2 (glimepiride), a product of Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., indicated for the treatment of non-insulin-dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus. These reports include instances in which REMINYL was prescribed but AMARYL was incorrectly dispensed and administered instead, leading to various adverse events including severe hypoglycemia and one death.
