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Mar 2023
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How drugs get their names | Learn Englis...

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Xoloft, Ibrance, Zocor, Mounjaro: How do drug companies come up with these names? When a pharmaceutical company develops a new treatment, the company creates both the generic (scientific) name and the brand name. They sound weird, but there's a method behind the madness of naming prescription drugs. Plus, learn the English expression ""plenty of.""

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