Generic Trade Names Of Drugs
Drug is defined, in broad and very non-specific terms as any substance that is taken into the body, through any means, intended to alter the body functions and processes. Drugs may be used as cures for certain medical conditions, or they may also be used purely for recreational purposes. In pharmacology, Dictionary.com defines a drug as "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being." Drugs may be prescribed for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders.
There are three main types of names for drugs. The Chemical Name is the actual IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) approved chemical name of the drug. Chemical names are usually very technical and complicated. The Generic Name is approved by FDA and used by doctors, researchers and pharmacists internationally. When a drug is discovered or prepared, the manufacturer has to get approval from FDA before they start selling the product in pharmacies. They also have to patent a name associated with the drug as an internationally recognized name. This name, the Generic drug name is usually a shorthand version of chemical name of the drug.
The Trade Name is devised by the manufacturer to sell the drug commercially is known as trade names. These are usually very non-technical, easy to remember and often associated with the desired output of the drug rather than its physical and/or chemical composition. A drug may be known in the masses by its trade name rather than its generic name.
So a drug typically has only one single chemical and generic name but it very well can have more than one trade name, depending on type and number of companies manufacturing it. Trade names, in specific vary manufacturer to manufacturer. For example, the drug with generic name Paracetamol is available worldwide in all sorts of names: Paralen, Phenaphen, Plicet, Redutemp, Feverall, Few Drops, Fibi, Fibi plus, Panadol etc. just to name a few. All of these are trade names and are locally known by these or other trade names, but pharmacists and doctors all see these names as Paracetamol. So generic names are important for doctors etc. to know whatever the trade name is, generic name always indicates the actual nature of the drug.
Generic Names For Prescription
Drug is defined, in broad and very non-specific terms as any substance that is taken into the body, through any means, intended to alter the body functions.
Generic Medicine Names
FDA then decides a formal name for that drug, known as Generic Drug Name. Trade names are the names chosen by the manufacturing company and are usually easier to remember.
Drugs and Generic and Trade Names
Drugs may be used as cures for certain medical conditions, or they may also be used purely for recreational purposes. In pharmacology, Dictionary.com defines a drug as "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure.
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