In broad generalizations, brand names are catchy and easy to say, generics often are not..sm
Posted By: R on 2007-05-23
In Reply to: Generic versus name brand - shalyn840
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
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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.
Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
Subject: Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
Here is the link:
http://www.davidandnell.com/pages/meds.htm#Anchor-46919
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Here's QuickLook info on fenofibrate (brand names)
Subject: Here's QuickLook info on fenofibrate (brand names)
Synonyms
U.S./Canadian Brand Names
- ApoŽ-Fenofibrate (Can)
- Nu-Fenofibrate (Can)
- TriCorŽ
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Usual DosageAdults: Oral: Initial: 67 mg/day, up to 3 capsules (201 mg)
Dosage FormsCapsule: 67 mg, 134 mg, 200 mg
I see there are Lumatec brand names. Not sure about wrist tower though?
Subject: I see there are Lumatec brand names. Not sure about wrist tower though?
l-thyroxine. (google for brand names). BTW, do not capitalize "disease."
Subject: l-thyroxine. (google for brand names). BTW, do not capitalize "disease."
Here is one by type of injury, site of injury, brand names that you can look thru.
Subject: Here is one by type of injury, site of injury, brand names that you can look thru.
http://www.orthobionics.com/
put them in a macro so generics type out
Subject: put them in a macro so generics type out
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Never capitalize generics - it is NOt capitalized nm
Subject: Never capitalize generics - it is NOt capitalized nm
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S/L Harrington broad placement (sm)
Subject: S/L Harrington broad placement (sm)
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got it! broad spectrum was the blank
Subject: got it! broad spectrum was the blank
broad math abilities?
Subject: broad math abilities?
her broad math abilites were assessed using the WJ-III.
Ok, is broad correct?
yes, broad math abilities..sm
Subject: yes, broad math abilities..sm
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s/l *epidural bar and broad line * pls sm
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This doesn't seem to make sense.. Any suggestions here? thanks
hyphens...gait is broad-based?
Subject: hyphens...gait is broad-based?
I am drawing brain farts with hyphens lately. Just looked at Dr. Grammar. Still no help. I know that before a noun, two or more adjectives are hyphenated, as in broad-based gait. But what about gait is broad-based. ? Are there new rules on hyphenation? Do we always hyphenate heel-to-shin and the like?
Did you even THINK of Google? Try? Your years of experience are obviously not very broad. nm
Subject: Did you even THINK of Google? Try? Your years of experience are obviously not very broad. nm
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Tequin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic? nm
Subject: Tequin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic? nm
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sounds like zylastin - broad-spectrum antibiotic ??
Subject: sounds like zylastin - broad-spectrum antibiotic ??
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found this. There are 3 lateral ankle ligaments and one broad, fan-shaped medial ligament. nm
Subject: found this. There are 3 lateral ankle ligaments and one broad, fan-shaped medial ligament. nm
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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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I know this should be easy but I'm just not getting it (sm)
Subject: I know this should be easy but I'm just not getting it (sm)
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This has to be easy, I just can't get it(in ROS)
Subject: This has to be easy, I just can't get it(in ROS)
He goes through, giving negatives to everything, but I can't understand this last one.
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This is probably an easy one...
Subject: This is probably an easy one...
...but I cannot seem to figure it out:
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That was easy!
Subject: That was easy!
Really?! How come some sentences are like that? Thank you so much!!! 
That should have been ma's first move! easy look-up. nm
Subject: That should have been ma's first move! easy look-up. nm
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Subject: An easy way to remember...
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2-words
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sounds too easy..
Subject: sounds too easy..
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Yes, the KVO allows easy access
Subject: Yes, the KVO allows easy access
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it's easy to hear that when they say
Subject: it's easy to hear that when they say
piperacillin.
Welcome, the easy ones the ones that getcha!
Subject: Welcome, the easy ones the ones that getcha!
Easy I know...but Vicodin 555?
Subject: Easy I know...but Vicodin 555?
Is this Vicodin 5/500?
An easy way to remember this is sm
Subject: An easy way to remember this is sm
peri means around, think perimeter. para means alongside, think parallel.
Thanks! That is it! Never thought it would be that easy...
Subject: Thanks! That is it! Never thought it would be that easy...
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Agree! These are easy look-ups.
Subject: Agree! These are easy look-ups.
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probably easy cariology ?
Subject: probably easy cariology ?
First time doing cardiology and have a ?...
difficult doc to understand, fast talker, anyway... I am thinking: hard systolic murmur sounds right... does this make sense? I am almost positive but just wanted to ask.
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IMO just as you have it. Easy to read etc. nm
Subject: IMO just as you have it. Easy to read etc. nm
Google it.......easy to find
Subject: Google it.......easy to find
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if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
Subject: if all accounts were just that easy LOL. no such luck. xx
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Nope, not procardia --- that would be too easy! LOL
Subject: Nope, not procardia --- that would be too easy! LOL
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Subject: You are welcome. They are not easy or fun. Good Luck
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Easy Grammar Question
Subject: Easy Grammar Question
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Even with names . . .
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names sm
Subject: names sm
The engraver should be an expert, ask him/her. I would say Smith, John A., Sr.
Med names
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this is a quick and easy one to find on google
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These posts are probably offshore MTs. Easy to spot. (nm)
Subject: These posts are probably offshore MTs. Easy to spot. (nm)
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agree, easy to do if unfamiliar with a medication
Subject: agree, easy to do if unfamiliar with a medication
Hope these help. I have tried to divide them so they will be easy to read. sm
Subject: Hope these help. I have tried to divide them so they will be easy to read. sm
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