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Is That Really the Drug Name? Take This Quiz and Find Out

Can you tell which names are proprietary brand names and which are not?

The Secret Formula Behind Every Drug Name

Originally published in Drug names often seem like insane semantic puzzles, but their hidden meanings can be traced back to traits found...

Drug Naming Lessons

Something happened recently that’s rarely seen in drug naming these days: Evoke Pharma announced that it’s new proprietary name, GIMOTI™,...

Don’t Feel Like Sisyphus When Naming Your Drug

Drug Naming in 2016 Heading into the summer months, it’s a good time to consider what you’ve accomplished so far this year, and what’s...

4 Pitfalls To Cooking Up Tasty Drug Names

I love potatoes. Always have. I love roasted potatoes even more. It may have something to do with my dad growing up on a potato farm in...

Drug Naming Wish List 2015

The lead executive charged with naming a new pipeline drug today has one of most uncertain jobs in all of biopharma. Faced with multiple...

The Secret Formula Behind Every Drug Name

Drug Naming Lessons