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Nov 25, 2003 08:18 AM

Other names for drugs...


I think this may have been on here before...Oh well. Still Funny!


In pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and generic
name. For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name of
acetaminophen. Aleve is also called naproxen. Amoxil is also called
amoxicillin and Advil is also called ibuprofen.

The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After careful
consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced
that it has settled on the generic name of mycoxafloppin. Also
considered were mycoxafailin, mydixadrupin, mydixarizin, mydixadud,
dixafix, and of course, ibepokin.


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from Dave ARNP
Old Nov 25, 2003, 12:02 PM

So this is the kinda stuff you read on your off time!

Now I don't feel so bad.

Dave, who will be getting a new chair now, and just gave a copy of this to Doc.
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Old Nov 26, 2003, 07:43 PM

Exactly! Great minds think alike!

Kacy
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