Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
Posted By: NM on 2008-04-10
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Subject: Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
Here is the link:
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
LINK/URL: Click here for drug list
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How to determine brand and generic meds
Subject: How to determine brand and generic meds
Can someone please tell me a website that will help me with this?
In broad generalizations, brand names are catchy and easy to say, generics often are not..sm
Subject: In broad generalizations, brand names are catchy and easy to say, generics often are not..sm
Brand names..Avapro, Motrin, Aleve, Bentyl, Rescon, Comtrex, Toradol...easy to pronounce, spelling makes sense, sound like a shiny corporate marketing group named them (which they did).
Generics...celecoxib, lazabemide, dexormaplatin, praziquantel... look and sound like a bunch of syllables randomly thrown together.
With experience you'll recognize the common suffixes of generics...-mide,-cillin, -olone, -xime.
But, really, it's just lots and lots of repetition of seeing, looking up, hearing, and typing them hundreds of times.
Any way you can work it into your spellcheck and/or macro program is the best help you can give yourself.
Brand names are usually shorter
generic vs brand
Just wondering if anyone has a good site that correctly capitalizes brand name drugs and lower cases generic drugs - thanks
Brand or generic?
Subject: Brand or generic?
The drug is basikol - he spells it, but I don't know if it should be capitalized...I don't think so, but has anyone heard of it??
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Generic vs Brand.
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.
but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... n
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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generic versus brand name
Subject: generic versus brand name
Generic Name : Gentamicin
Pronunciation : Jen-ta-my-sin
TradeName : Biogaracin, Gentaswift, G-mycin, Gerocin, Gentamycin, Mycin
This is what I found - it is a generic.
Generic versus name brand
Subject: Generic versus name brand
Does anyone have a hint for remembering which drugs are generic and which are name brand as far as capitalization goes? Right now I'm looking up each and every one - there has to be an easier way. TX
is this drug generic or name brand?
Subject: is this drug generic or name brand?
conflicting info regarding whether to cap or not.
Is betadine generic or brand?
Subject: Is betadine generic or brand?
I usually use RXlist.com to determine this but it comes up weird for betadine.
Generic versus brand name
Subject: Generic versus brand name
As I posted earlier, Kay Ciel is a brand name of potassium chloride just like K-Dur or others. KCl is the chemical abbreviation or symbol for potassium chloride by using the periodic table. It is no different than when the doctor dictates in labs Sodium 140, K 4.2. K is potassium, Cl is chlorine which contains a chloride ion (or something like that my chemistry is rusty). Unless the doctor specifies that he means the brand name Kay Ciel, then always go with KCl the generic as that won't ever technically be wrong or a patient care error.
Brand name/generic -- Versed?
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Furocet, anyone ever heard of it? Is it generic or brand name?
Subject: Furocet, anyone ever heard of it? Is it generic or brand name?
Listing of generic/Brand names
Subject: Listing of generic/Brand names
Okay, where is the best place on line to find a listing of generic/Brand names for drugs? It is hard to find a website that lists the proper lower/upper case info.
Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
Subject: Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
I asked this question on yesterday, but I guess I need to clarify my question.
I am having trouble knowing when to capitalize the first letter of a medication or not when I am typing it in a sentence. What is an easy online reference that will help me to decipher this correctly?
Thanks so much for any assistance.
That would be Renvela; brand name to generic sevelamer.
Subject: That would be Renvela; brand name to generic sevelamer.
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In list of meds...Full bee 1 tab q.a.m. sm for problem list :)
Subject: In list of meds...Full bee 1 tab q.a.m. sm for problem list :)
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Question: How to know if it is generic or brand? Bupropion is writteh with upper and also with low
Subject: Question: How to know if it is generic or brand? Bupropion is writteh with upper and also with lower case?
using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
Subject: using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
When in doubt, it is crucial to check if drugs are generic or brand name to ensure we type them correctly.
All my reference books of every brand
Subject: All my reference books of every brand
agree it's 2 words. I plugged it into OneLook as one word, and look what this site says:
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31082
How funny!
A perfect reference for brand-name surgical sm
Subject: A perfect reference for brand-name surgical sm
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Not if they're generic meds that don't normally get caps. nm
Subject: Not if they're generic meds that don't normally get caps. nm
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There is a brand of holostic meds called Similasan. sm
Subject: There is a brand of holostic meds called Similasan. sm
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see link for a whole list for reference
Subject: see link for a whole list for reference
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in list of meds . . .
Subject: in list of meds . . .
 S/l tramagate IV - just list of meds in an elderly patient with multiple medical problems
List of Meds
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No, it is under list of meds thank you....
Subject: No, it is under list of meds thank you....
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no, in list of meds
Subject: no, in list of meds
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Sorry, just in the list of meds and
Subject: Sorry, just in the list of meds and
no dosing. Yes, either would work, I guess, but the fact that they are spelled two different ways drives me nuts. It sounds more like a D than the T, so I guess I will just shut my eyes and pick one. LOL
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idk what its for, it's in a list of meds
Subject: idk what its for, it's in a list of meds
List of meds . . .
Subject: List of meds . . .
Advair, s/l Macvair
is this just in a list of meds? Anything said before the IBN?
Subject: is this just in a list of meds? Anything said before the IBN?
Do you have a dx or any other meds in the list? Looks like the first may be vir on the end. nm
Subject: Do you have a dx or any other meds in the list? Looks like the first may be vir on the end. nm
ESL help please - list of meds
Subject: ESL help please - list of meds
List of meds:
s/l FLOREXIL OR CHLOREXIL
2/l LEEVAPHIL
Thick accent and I am brain dead today. TIA
Ever had this in meds list?
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 It sounds like cinnamon * I had typed Sinemet, but then it is listed with supplements, etc.. just wondering, because he is actually saying cinnamon.. if it is it will be a first for me.. tia
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Here is complete list of meds, maybe..
Subject: Here is complete list of meds, maybe..
something in there will help figure this out. Thanks again!
Triamterene, Hydrochlorothiazide, Pseudovent ER, ___, Aciphex, Temazepam, Morphine, over-the-counter red yeast rice pills, Citracal, multivitamins, baby aspirin, and Prednisone.
s/l oscar...in meds list ....
Subject: s/l oscar...in meds list ....
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No, unfortunately. Just in a list with a bunch of other meds.
Subject: No, unfortunately. Just in a list with a bunch of other meds.
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It's a medication...probably in a list of meds
Subject: It's a medication...probably in a list of meds
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med hel s/l theodor? In list of meds, don't know for what. Thanks!! nm
Subject: med hel s/l theodor? In list of meds, don't know for what. Thanks!! nm
Med s/l gavlik?? Just list of meds. TIA. nm
Subject: Med s/l gavlik?? Just list of meds. TIA. nm
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It doesn't say, it is in a list of meds
Subject: It doesn't say, it is in a list of meds
the only problems listed that she has is foot pain.
On list of meds, "Fair a con FE" nm ?
Subject: On list of meds, "Fair a con FE" nm ?
ESL med student dictating list of meds...
Subject: ESL med student dictating list of meds...
Good grief - it's awful. She can't pronounced them. One of them s/l "proseeaal's powder" 1 scoop po TID ??? Any ideas, please? Thanks.
Not saying ferrous sulfate? sm for list of meds.
Subject: Not saying ferrous sulfate? sm for list of meds.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682778.html#brand-names
its in a list of meds on admission, no dosage
Subject: its in a list of meds on admission, no dosage
pt has diabetes, asthma, migraines, gastroparesis
Looks like acetylcysteine. See list of other nebulizer meds.
Subject: Looks like acetylcysteine. See list of other nebulizer meds.
----These medications are prescribed most often and are covered by Medicare Part B: |
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- albuterol
- cromolyn
- ipratropium
- metaproterenol
- DuoNeb®
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Sorry, no, it was just in a list of meds a mile long. NM
Subject: Sorry, no, it was just in a list of meds a mile long. NM
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under list of meds: s/l K-lan or caylin 120 mg daily. nm TIA
Subject: under list of meds: s/l K-lan or caylin 120 mg daily. nm TIA
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