Drug names are complicated things. For one, they must linguistically fulfill the role of being a shiny bauble for prescribers ...

Some drugs may seem like they were named by throwing darts at the alphabet – but the process of drug naming is actually very intentional. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Dave Latshaw, CEO ...

New words and phrases enter the language in a variety of ways. Many begin life as slang terms (think “mewing” or “goblin mode”), or as shortenings of other words or phrases (as in “nepo baby” or “sus” ...

(Reuters) - They may be difficult to pronounce, but pharmaceutical companies eager to grab the attention of doctors and patients are returning to drug names starting with X and Z. Recent X-branded ...

The FDA has decided that biosimilar medications must have unique naming features, distinguishing them from brand-name biologics in a move to improve patient safety, according to a STAT news report. 1.