Preventing Medical Errors: Danger in Administering Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine Together
Published by Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): Patient Safety October 31st, 2006 in Patient Safety, Regulatory AffairsA recent Institute for Safety Medication Practices report alerted readers to the possibility of patient death if azathioprine, an immunosuppressant, and mercaptopurine, an antimetabolite, are given together. The report points out that mercaptopurine…