Article: University of Illinois at Chicago Pharmacy Project May Reduce Drug Name Confusion.

Article: Take a dose of backward man. (new drug ...
The Economist (US);  May 5, 1990 ;     700+ words ...WHAT' S in a name? For a new drug, probably success or failure. Pharmaceutical products are supposed ... be some science in coming up with new drugs, coming up with new drug names is more of an art. Companies will agonise for months over the ...

Article: Drug Names May Seem Baffling, But Companies Can't ...
The Journal Record;  October 14, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... something like "death" in Chinese. As a result, finding new drug names can cost up to $200,000 and take up to four years ... drug, but approved Rogaine. Traditionally, many drug names have Greek or Latin roots. "Zo," for example ...

Article: Watch out for drug names that look, sound alike
AP Online;  September 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... gout medicine colchicine. Mixing up drug names because they look or sound alike _ like ... common: A doctor means to prescribe a new drug but spells out a similar-sounding old ... another widely touted solution: Writing drug names in an eye-catching mix of upper- and ...

Article: FDA to post pre-approved drug names.(Food and Drug ...
Medical Marketing & Media;  June 1, 2001 ;     672 words ...* Because more new drug names are looking and sounding similar to already-approved products, the FDA has decided to begin posting pre-approved drug names that are in the review pipeline, the associate director of the ...

Article: Pharmaceutical companies strive for perfect drug ...
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 30, 2002 ;     676 words ... ... Pharmaceutical companies strive for perfect drug names By LINDA MARSA, SPECIAL FROM THE LOS ... that resonate with consumers. Older drug names are derived from Latin and medical roots ... Safety. Common reasons for rejecting a new drug's name are that it is too similar to ...

Article: Drug names full of symbolism
Post-Tribune (IN);  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... quality-of-life images that resonate with consumers. "Older drug names are derived from Latin and medical roots, while the newer ... s Office of Drug Safety. Common reasons for rejecting a new drug's name are that it is too similar to another drug or that ...

Article: Miami-Based Firm Helps Develop Drug Names for Major ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... only a fraction of the $900 million or so needed to market a new drug. Dettore boasts that Brand Institute is "the largest supplier ... the veteran marketing man -- can sound poetic about the way drug names are selected, with a prefix, a middle vowel, and a suffix ...