Pharmaceuticals names

In the text, herb names are given in Pinyin. The pharmaceutical name of the herb follows the first mention of the herb. 

That general market rule does apply to a limited extent to pharmaceuticals, namely to generic products, where a particular medicine is available from various competing sources. Here, price determination responds to competitive pressure in the way the economic theory predicts. However, barriers to entry are common in the rest of the pharmaceutical market. Essentially these are economic barriers, in the form of the large initial investments which are required to develop a drug and maintain the activities of a multinational corporation. 

Wu, K.M., J.G. Farrelly, R. Upton, and J. Chen. 2007. Complexities of the herbal nomenclature system in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Lessons learned from the misuse of Aristolochia-related species and the importance of the pharmaceutical name during botanical drug product developanent. Phytomedicine 14(4) 273-279. 

Scheme 21 Tautomeric equilibria and pharmaceutical names of 8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives.

Adeps lanae, anhydrous n. Pharmaceutical name for lanohn or purified wood grease. 

Oil of turpentine n. Pharmaceutical name for spirits of turpentine which conforms to the requirements of the National Formulary. 

Adeps Lanae, Anhydrous n Pharmaceutical name for lanolin or purified wood grease. 

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