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These lists contain brand name and generic drugs ordered alphabetically. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. The brand names listed for each generic drug in these lists may not include all brands available in the United States.
In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical names, the most important of which is the IUPAC name; generic or nonproprietary names, the most important of which are international nonproprietary names (INNs); and trade names, which are brand names. [1]
A generic drug may be sold under its generic name or under a brand name (a branded generic drug) but not under the brand name used by the original patent holder. Not all off-patent drugs have generic versions.
Generic names refer to the non-proprietary names of products, particularly in the context of pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. These names denote the chemical or active ingredient of a product, distinguishing it from brand names which are owned and trademarked by specific companies.
International Nonproprietary Names (INN) is a naming system administered by the World Health Organization used to identify generic drugs, pharmaceutical substances and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
29 sty 2023 · Each medicine has an approved name called the generic name. A group of medicines that have similar actions often have similar-sounding generic names. For example, phenoxymethylpenicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin and flucloxacillin are in one group of antibiotics.
25 mar 2024 · A drug name typically consists of a chemical name, a generic name, and a brand name. The chemical name describes the drug’s molecular structure, the generic name is a simplified version of the chemical name, and the brand name is the name given to the drug by its manufacturer.
