Medical Transcription Word Board archived thread

thx!
Med s/l "Benagal." pls sm
Thu Oct 2, 2003 17:48

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Renal failure. Diabetes. Heart disease. Hypertension. Pacemaker. Esophageal reflux. Gallbladder disease. Muscle spasms. Osteomyelitis. Arthritis. Asthma.

MEDICATIONS: Insulin. s/l "Benagal." Triazolam. Valium. Diovan. Atenolol. Prevacid. Soma.

boobie doo
probably RenaGel (nm)
Thu Oct 2, 2003 17:50

billybob
no capital G, Renagel SM
Thu Oct 2, 2003 17:55

http://www.renagel.com/

thx!
Thank you both! :) (nm)
Thu Oct 2, 2003 17:57

boobie doo
RenaGel
Thu Oct 2, 2003 18:07

RenaGel; Treatment for Renal Disease; Geltex; Approved November 1998
Renagel (sevelamer hydrochloride) Tablet; For the reduction of serum phosphorus in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD); GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS; Approved July 2000

And Pharm. Word Book has RenaGel.

billybob
my reference was Renagel.com, with picture of the bottle SM
Thu Oct 2, 2003 18:16

Thanks for the documentation, though. I have seen this spelled with a capital G, and appreciate having documentation both ways all in one place.

MT Redux
I got dinged for this my QA just recently. 1998 Drake & ...
Thu Oct 2, 2003 19:33

Drake, which I still have, has RenaGel, which is how I've had it in my spellchecker forever.

The 2001 Drake & Drake has gone to Renagel. I totally had no idea about this change. After I mentioned to the proofer that my old drug book has it with the capital G, and that's why I've been doing it that way, she gave me credit.

When the heck did this happen? And why? :P Now I wonder if I'm supposed to double-check all these "cap in the middle" drugs. Urrrgh.

Anonymous
I looked this up earlier tonight at FDA -
Thu Oct 2, 2003 21:45

was originally approved in 1998 as Renagel and new dosages were approved in 2000 as Renagel. From what I could see, it has always been Renagel at the FDA.

I bet when your 1998 Drake & Drake was published, the research for the book was done in 1997 and earlier, maybe proofs for the book were created before the drug was actually approved, and maybe there was a name change along the way, either by the drug company or the FDA. Maybe no one at Drake & Drake updated the name to Renagel until 2001 and the mistake was perpetuated for a while and made its way into other drug sources, etc. That lag time between researching a book and actually getting the copies out there can create some mistakes, I guess.

Interestingly, on the FDA web site, there is a typo spelling it Renegel in one place!

MT Redux
Just got back over here...Thanks for this interesting info. (nm)
Fri Oct 3, 2003 15:22