Is Pharmacology Difficult Podcast NAME OF DRUGS-1

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Welcome all to IS PHARMACOLOGY DIFFICULT Podcast! I am Dr Radhika Vijay.
How do you name a drug? Why is Aspirin called as Aspirin? Is it same as Acetylsalicylic acid? What is the basis of all these things? Let us get in to mechanics, traditions, and rules of this name game in today's episode. There are many grounds to classify a drug naming method, especially on basis of molecular structure, etc.Broadly I will classify them in three categories namely Chemical or Scientific name, Secondly Non proprietary or Generic name, Thirdly, Proprietary or trade name or brand name.Talk will be starting from descriptions of Chemical Name.  Their main basis is the molecular structure of the drug so its very complex, long, cumbersome name. Nobody can memorize all these set of data so Next, coding system was adopted, but that is not practically possible to be universally adopted system. All these concepts will be explained with the help of proper and classic examples. 
Then next a universal system was adopted which came to be known as Non proprietary or Generic drug name, this was termed as quite useful and was adopted by competent authority like USAN, approved by WHO. Hence this termed out to be really of great usefulness and eased out the naming of drugs a bit. This name was assigned to the drugs of only therapeutic importance. Hence drug assortment was too possible upto an extent. Well, more of the details with suitable right examples will be covered iin upcoming episode. Keep the candle of interest and curiosity lit till next wool yarn of conversations is knit.
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