What happened to all the 'good' drug names? Inside the modern day dilemma of Rx naming
Prescription drug names often spark speculation, debates and sometimes derision, but they also stir curiosity.
That’s maybe never been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic, when vaccine names were dissected everywhere from Zoom water-cooler chats to late night TV talk show monologues.
When it comes to vaccines, what’s in a drug name is typically more obvious than in other drug names. Syllable clues, like endings with “-vax” or even just the strategic use of the letters “v” and “x,” clearly at least hint at what the meds do.
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