Medicines have become a necessity in most homes. But the names of medicines are so strange that often people are not able to understand them. But do you know how these medicines are named? Today we will tell you how medicines are named? Understand the whole matter. How is naming done? Whenever a medicine is approved in America, it is given a generic (official) name. Are being given. After this it is given a brand name. For example, phenytoin is a generic name and Dilantin is a brand name for the same drug, a commonly used antiseizure drug. In most circumstances, medicines have three types of names, which include chemical name, common name and trade name i.e. its brand name. However, the company tries not to find that name anywhere else. That’s why “Qs”, “Xs” and “Zs” is used frequently.
Lengthy Process
According to Pfizer’s website, the drug naming process is long and complex. Naming a drug can be a long and laborious process, which begins before the drug is approved by the competent agency, according to Michael Quinlan, senior manager trademark development in Pfizer’s Customer Analytics and Insights Group. Quinlan said in many cases it can take up to four years to go through the name selection and approval process.
There is manufacturing and expiry date on the medicine leaf. Apart from this, its price is also recorded. Apart from this, if you look carefully, the salts used in the medicine are also mentioned on the leaflet. Companies have made a red stripe on some medicines, which means that these medicines must be taken after consulting a doctor, because many times people take the medicines on their own accord. Let us tell you that some medicines have the Rx symbol at the top of their names. This means that this medicine can be given only to that patient to whom the doctor has written his prescription. NRx means that only a doctor can advise taking such medicines. Who are licensed to prescribe it. Whereas if XRx is written, the medicine cannot be taken from the medical store, it will be available only from the licensed doctor.
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