Generic vs. Name Brand Drugs

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:46 am

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 call 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, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.

Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of "cocktails", "highballs" and just a good old-fashioned "stiff drink". Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT & DO.

Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:51 am

good morning bro

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:54 am

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:55 am

Old. I demand a vote to ban.

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:58 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Old. I demand a vote to ban.

Go away. This is a good thread.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:59 am

ghettoside wrote:Go away. This is a good thread.

Keep this up and I'll add your name to the docket!

ghettoside · Post by **ghettoside** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:30 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Keep this up and I'll add your name to the docket!

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:24 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Old. I demand a vote to ban.

I don't get out from under my rock often.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:40 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Old. I demand a vote to ban.

Seconded!

Andrzej · Post by **Andrzej** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 7:44 pm

no doubts - I stand by YoS

FYI
brand name drug > VIAGRA ®
active substance name ~ international name ~ generic name > SILDENAFIL CITRATE
chemical name > 1-[[3-(6,7-dihydro-1-methyl-7-oxo-3-propyl-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-ethoxyphenyl]sulfonyl]-4-methylpiperazine citrate
structural formula > see http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2008/ ... 026lbl.pdf
traditional name > Viagra

also see http://www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/#Introduction What are Generic Drugs ?

the problems are with
Counterfeit Drugs http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/count ... efault.htm

BTW
Buying Prescription Medicine Online: A Consumer Safety Guide http://www.fda.gov/buyonlineguide/ link