Generic vs Brand.
Posted By: MT and worn out on 2008-02-20
In Reply to: Knowing when a drug is generic or brand - second request
Subject: Generic vs Brand.
The expander software I use is part of Softmed. It has 2 lines to put your abbreviations in. I type in a drug in lower case in the short form part and the drug as it should appear in the long form part. IE...I would put "ativan" in the short form line and "Ativan" in the long form line. Then all I ever have to do is just type the drug in all lower case and it will auto cap from my expanders. You have to do this for every drug that you find, but when you are all done, you won't have to worry about generic or brand. This works for any drug from Avelox to Zoloft and in between. I hope this helps.
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generic vs brand
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Subject: but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... nm
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Subject: generic versus brand name
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Subject: is this drug generic or name brand?
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Subject: Generic versus brand name
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Subject: Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
I asked this question on yesterday, but I guess I need to clarify my question.
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Subject: That would be Renvela; brand name to generic sevelamer.
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Subject: Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
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http://www.davidandnell.com/pages/meds.htm#Anchor-46919
You can also click on the link below if you don't want to cut and paste
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Subject: Question: How to know if it is generic or brand? Bupropion is writteh with upper and also with lower case?
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Subject: using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
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Subject: site for generic v. brand caps and no caps
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www.drugs.com
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Subject: PS: It is generic for Buprenex..NM
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Subject: Yep that's it, cause he says the generic later. But he's saying Cylexa .. just doing my best :) Thx again!
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Subject: I think bandage would be generic...
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Subject: no, it is generic term
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Subject: Look up the generic of Atrovent nm
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Subject: generic drugs ;as for the other, give him .....sm
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Subject: octreotide (it's generic) is not an antibiotic. nm
x
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Subject: aztreonam, generic drug
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