Generic name, of drug

It is also the monitor s responsibility to account for all concomitant medications. Unfamiliar drugs should be cross-checked in the PDR to determine if any component(s) of the medication taken concomitantly with the investigational drug violates the protocol. All brand and generic names of drugs should be legible and identifiable. Monitors must assure that every adverse event has been reported and documented properly. 

The generic name of a drug is not directly de rived from systematic nomenclature Furthermore different pharmaceutical companies will call the same drug by their own trade name which is differ ent from its generic name Generic names are in vented on request (for a fee) by the U S Adopted Names Council a private organization founded by the American Medical Association the American Pharmaceutical Association and the U S Pharma copeial Convention... 

On the market are two drugs imder the trade names of Dronabinol, which is the generic name of trans-A9-THC, and Marinol, which is a medicine containing synthetic dronabinol in sesame oil for oral intake, distributed by Unimed Pharmaceuticals. 

Assist in Standardization of Nomenclature. The profusion of trade names, initials, numbers, and combinations thereof for pesticides contributes to misuse and errors in the handling of these preparations. The coining of common or generic names for pesticides is a recent and commendable innovation in this field of science. It presents many problems which require the services of many groups. The many years of experience of the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry in the development of generic names for drugs is at the disposal of the committee in its consideration of nomenclature problems. 

The generic name of the cacao tree (Theobroma) means food of the Gods and gives its name to a caffeine-like stimulant, theobromine (a methylxanthine). It has been claimed that the theobromine in chocolate is responsible for its addictive characteristics. This is based on the fact that methylxanthines bind to adenosine receptors in the central nervous system and act as antagonists to this neurotransmitter (Chapter 14). However, another group of substances, the amides formed between ethanolamine and unsaturated fatty acids, are also possible candidates for the title of the chocolate drug . 

The placement of the methyl group between the two carbons (so to speak) produces a cyclopropyl system. The simplest example is 2-phenylcyclopropyl-amine, a drug with the generic name of tranylcypromine and the trade name Parnate. It is a mono-amine oxidase inhibitor and has been marketed as an antidepressant,... 

Generic and trade name of drug or drug product... 

Contact information Application provides contact information including corporate name, contact name, address, telephone number, name and address of drug source, and generic and trade name of drug. 

There are hundreds of drugs available as OTC preparations that are used for self-medication. Obviously, these drugs also lend themselves to interacting with not only prescription medications but also herbal preparations. Table 4.7 lists the generic name of some of the most popular OTC medications, followed by the prescription drug they are most likely to interact with, followed by the effect(s). 

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