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A medicine that goes off-patent becomes a generic medicine. It could be available under an official International non-proprietary name (INPN) or a brand name. The official name or INPN is the generic name of a medicine that is accepted worldwide. Generic medicines in India are mostly available in brand names, i.e. branded generics.
Generic (official) name. Brand (proprietary, trademark, or trade) name. For example, phenytoin is the generic name and Dilantin is a brand name for the same drug, which is a commonly used antiseizure drug. The generic name is assigned, in the United States, by an official body—the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council.
Concerns about the use of compounded drugs: United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Publication that is legally recognized drug standard of the US; describes source, appearance, properties, standards of purity, other reqs of most important pure drugs. -source. -appearance. -properties.
osmolality of blood. 290. five rights of drug administration. 1.right patient- check patient identifiers. 2.right drug- check the drug name & expiration date 3.right amount- check dose. 4.right time- check the time to administer with ordering physician. 5.right route- check the route to administer with the ordering physician. Ch 21 Pharmacology.
Sep 12, 2013 · Time and again the importance of generic prescribing has been emphasized, primarily to reduce the cost of drugs (Mukherjee, 2013). There are two concepts to be understood here, one is generic vs. patented drugs and the other is a drug's “brand name” vs. “non-proprietary name” or “generic name.”
A drug sold by a drug company under a specific name or trademark and that is protected by a patent. Brand name drugs may be available by prescription or over the counter. Category. Description. Status. Advertising. We use digital advertising tools, such as web beacons, to track the effectiveness of our digital advertising outreach efforts.
Oct 7, 2014 · The letters “X,” “Y” and “Z” often appear in brand names because they give a drug a high-tech, sciency sounding name (Xanax, Xyrem, Zosyn). Conversely, “H,” “J” and “W” are sometimes avoided because they are difficult to pronounce in some languages. Pharmaceutical products for women may include “S,” “M” or “L ...
