The Art of Naming Drugs

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What does this sign indicate?


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Originally,thesymbolindicatedwisdom,eloquenceandpeace.

These features areundoubtedly not specific formedicine.However, the

caduceus was primarily used as a symbol of medicineinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies(Friedlander,1992).

Caduceus as a Symbol of Medicine


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Rx

RxisanabbreviationfortheLatin

word"recipere"or"recipe.

Rxcanalsomean"fiatmistura,"whichmeans"letamixturebemade.

(Fincham,2005)


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Otherabbreviationswithxsthatarewidelyusedare:

Sx=signsandsymptoms Tx=treatmentortransplant Hx=history Dx=diagnosis

Tips


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A piece of information you may already know

Eachdrugisknownbythreenames:

Chemicalname(canbelong)

Genericname(canbecomplicated)

Tradename(canbeeasytoremember)


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Drug names

May contain the manufacturers name or related elements.

Can indicate the site of action of the drug (or the affected organ).

Can be a combination of two or more different things.

Can include more than one meaning.

May mean nothing to you.

Drug Names


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Drug names can mean something funny or rude in other languages.

Danazol: in Kurdish, well.. it is really rude.. Dont ask me

Cool Facts


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Cool Facts

Drug names mostly do not begin with the letters H,J,Kor

Was these letters may not exist in many languages. These

letters can be pronounced differently in certain languages.

For instance, Wcan be pronounced as For V.


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Cool Facts

Drug manufacturers usually use certain verbal and

written tricks such as the use of the letters (P, Tor

D) to indicate powerful outcome, or the letters (X,

F, Sor Z) to mean fast action.


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Drug manufacturers love the letter X.

Think of:

Excellent

XLwhichmeans"extralarge XFiles

The Matrix

X-box.

Cool Facts


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Lasix(furosemide)

Thenameisoriginallyderivedfromtheexpression:LastsSix(hours):anindicationofthedurationofaction.

Life,thescienceofbiology(8thed.).p.1105.ISBN9780716776710

Fun Facts
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Asthavent salbutamol) Asth:fromasthma

vent:fromventilationorexposuretoair

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Largactil(anti-psychotic)

Larg:fromlargeorbroad

actil:fromactingoraction

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Cool Facts

Preferably, the trade name should be impressive and memorable.

Augmentin: A broad spectrum antibiotic: potassium clavulanateand

amoxicillin trihydrate.Theantibacterialactionandpotencyof thedrug

are augmented and increased by this combination of potassium

clavulanateandamoxicillintrihydrate.


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Ampiclox Abroadspectrumantibioticprescribedtotreat

infectioncausedbybacteria

Ampi-:Ampicilline

-clox:Cloxacilline

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Anti-tussive(coughsyrups)

Robitussin

Robi-:IntroducedundertheWhitehall-RobinsHealthcarelabel

-tuss:Tussive:cough

Nycoff:Nocough

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Claritin: clarity or clearance clears the nasal tract.

Cool Facts


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Cool Facts

Drug names may indicate the action, and or the disease

that the drug is designed to treat.

Lopresor/Betaloc: lowers blood pressure: beta blocker: metoprolol


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Betacort Betamethasone:topicalcorticosteroidsprescribedtotreat

dermatitisandskindisorders.

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Diabeta

(Glibenclamide):usedtotreatdiabetesmellitus

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Zovirax:Herpessimplex,zoster:Viralinfection:

X;fastaction

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Losec

LowSecretion:omperazol

Aprotonpumpinhibitor:prescribed

totreathyperacidity

SlowK

SlowreleasingPotassiumK:incombinationwith

diureticssuchasfurosemidetoreplacepotassium

loss

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Gaviscon Anon-prescriptionmedicineprescribedorusedtotreathyperacidity

(heartburn)andassociatedproblems.


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Aspirin Anti-inflammatory Anti-pyretic

Anti-platelets Prevention of heart attacks and strokes


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VoltarenAnti-inflammatory,anti-pyreticandanalgesia


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Paracetamol,panadol:pan-a-dol

Pan-:large:broad

-dol:pain

Painkiller

Antipyretic


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Felodipine

Ca-channelblocker:prescribedtotreathypertension.


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Tetracycline

Abroadspectrumantibiotic:prescribedtotreatbacterialinfection.

Tetracyclineprescriptionininfancyandpregnancycanleadtothis:


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Ibuprufen

Anti-inflammatory,anti-pyreticandpainkiller.


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Warfarin

Anti-coagulant

Bloodthinner

Indicatedin:

Thrombosis

MI AF
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Loratadine

An antihistamine: used to treat allergic reactions

and related conditions such as hay fever.


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L-dopa

L-DOPAcrossestheblood-brainbarrier,whereas

dopaminecannot.

IndicatedinthetreatmentofParkinson'sdisease

Istheprecursortotheneurotransmittersdopamine,

norepinephrine(noradrenaline),andepinephrine

(adrenaline)[catecholamines].


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Cilazapril Cilaril) Anangiotensin-convertingenzymeinhibitor(ACEinhibitor)

Usedforthetreatmentof:

Hypertension.

Congestiveheartfailure.


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Digoxin

Mechanismofactionisnotwellunderstood:Na+/K+ATPasepumpinthe

membranesofheartcells(decreasesmyocardialcontractility)

Indicatedinthetreatmentof:

AF

Atrialflutter


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Phenytoin

Anti-epileptic

Mechanismofaction:stabilizingtheinactivestateofvoltage-gated

Na-channels


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SuffixesandDrugNames

-azepam (benzodiazepine)

-azine (antiemetic; phenothiazide)

-azole (proton pump inhibitor)-barbital (barbiturate)

-cillin (penicillin)

-cycline (antibiotic)

-ipramine (Tricyclic antidepressant)

-navir (protease inhibitor)


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-sartan (angiotensin receptor blocker)

-sone (glucocorticoid)

-mycin (anti-bacterial, aminoglycosides)-vir (anti-viral)

-caine (anesthetics)

-thiazide (diuretic)

-ase (thrombolytic)

SuffixesandDrugNames


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Common Medical Emergencies Acuteandseverepainfulconditions

Pulmonaryoedema

Acuteasthma

Hypertensivecrises Cardiacarrests

Arrhythmias

Stroke

Epilepsy

Drugoverdoesandtoxicity

Foodpoisoning

Allergicreactions

Overdoses

Bleedingandtraumaticinjuries


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O2

NaCl,HCO3,CaCl2,Kinjection,andH2O

Painkillersandnarcotics:voltaren,tramadol,morphineandpethidine

Nitroglycerin

Frusemideanddiuretics

Bronchodilators:salbutamolandaminophylline

Epinephrine

Atropine

Lidocaine

Nifedipine Amiodarone

Diazepam

Fibrinolytics

NaloxoneandspecificAntidotes

Common Emergency drugs


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PearsonEducation,2007.

Fincham,J.(2005).Takingyourmedicine:Aguidetomedicationregimensandcomplianceforpatientsandcaregivers.Binghampton,N.Y:PharmaceuticalProductsPress.

Friedlander,W.(1992).Thegoldenwandofmedicine:Ahistoryofthecaduceussymbolinmedicine.NewYork:GreenwoodPress.

Hopkins,S.(1999).Drugsandpharmacologyfornurses.EdinburghNewYork:ChurchillLivingstone.

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