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Eye drug Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) and wart remover Durasal (salicylic acid) may sound similar, but getting them mixed up can happen, and with potentially serious consequences, the Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors, pharmacists and other health care professionals. The Agency cites a case in which a pharmacist dispensed the wart-remover instead of eye drops to an eye-surgery patient, resulting in serious injury. To see more details visit, www.medicalnewstoday.com

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