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Podcast: Plain English
Episode: How prescription drugs get their names [archive episode]
Description: Xoloft, Ibrance, Zocor, Mounjaro: How do drug companies come up with these names? That's exactly what we explored in this classic episode of Plain English.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.Full lesson: https://plainenglish.com/lessons/prescription-drug-names --Plain English helps you improve your English:Learn about the world and improve your EnglishClear, natural English at a speed you can understandNew...