do American drug companies come up with their drug's name, or jingle first

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• JTskulk@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve always heard that there are people or companies who do nothing but trademark fancy-sounding product names and then sell them to car and drug manufacturers. I read it on the internet so it must be true.

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• Corngood@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s a film that covers how they named Gleemonex:

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUMnR4SnECU

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• capuccino@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thermos brand Thermo

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• reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Drugs actually have three names:

  • chemical name
  • prescription name
  • marketing name

  www.goodrx.com/drugs/…/how-are-drugs-named

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  • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Naming of Drugs is a difficult matter;

    It isn’t just one of your holiday games.

    You might think at first I’m as mad as a hatter,

    When I tell you a drug must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

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    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      When chemists write papers where precision is key, they’ll use an IUPAC name like (RS)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine

      The title of the paper will still say N-methylamphetamine, because it’s easier for everyone, but still precise enough.

      People who buy and sell the drug, use one of the trade names, such as: speed, ice, chalk, pookie, rotten candy, rocket fuel etc.

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• RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Marketers never sleep.

  (because of the cocaine)

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• SolidShake@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  They come up with the price first and then times it by 80

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• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The USAN (United States Adopted Name) Council comes up with the drug names. They’re an independent group who assigns nonproprietary names to new drugs.
  Drug companies can give their drug a brand name (like “Zyrtec”) but the USAN Council decides the universal name (like “Cetirizine”) first.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Considering the ads, names and jingles?

  They come up with all of them after taking the drugs themselves.

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