Having multiple prescriptions is difficult enough to keep track of, let alone ones with complicated names. Hill Street Studios/Stone via Getty Images At some point in your life, you’ll likely find ...

Orange resident Wayne King had a simple enough question: How do prescription drugs get named? My initial guess was there must be some blue-ribbon panel of experts involved, or maybe a fancy computer ...

Craig Russell receives funding from BBSRC. If you’ve ever tried discussing medicines with friends or family and found yourself stumbling over the pronunciation — or even resorting to snapping a photo ...

Generic drugs are cheaper copies of brand drugs, offering significant savings to patients. Once a brand-name drug's patent expires, competitors can apply to make generic versions. Generic ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: How do pharmaceutical companies arrive at the names of their drugs? -- M.G. ANSWER: Every new drug starts with three names: a chemical name, a generic name and a brand name. The ...

Generic drugs and brand name drugs are equally effective and safe. Generic drugs are 80% to 85% cheaper than brand name drugs. Your doctor may in rare cases recommend ...

New words and phrases enter the language in a variety of ways. Many begin life as slang terms (think “mewing” or “goblin mode”), or as shortenings of other words or phrases (as in “nepo baby” or “sus” ...

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