2006-10-12 18:47:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Actually the name of the drug is being associated with "AZOLE". which in chemistry means any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes furo-, thio, and pyrro- are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the CH group by nitrogen; as, furo-monazole. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; as, oxazole, diazole, etc.♥
2006-10-14 07:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drugs Ending In Zole
2017-01-14 03:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because many of the active ingredients contain a heterocycle, such as imidazole, oxazole, oxadiazole etc.
Often the name used tries to reflect the chemical structure in some way.
For example Fluconazole contains two triazole rings and a difluorophenyl ring.
2006-10-12 22:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by drcjs_007 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the suffix of "zole" usually refers to something that is an antifungal.
2006-10-12 18:55:53 · answer #4 · answered by severina418 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there are only so many syllables you can invent for naming medicines. If you pick a syllable that similar products use, people might think of yours as that kind of a product. If you pick a name similar to that of a successful, known product, people wanting to buy that product can be fooled into buying yours. Is'nt marketing wonderful?
2006-10-12 18:52:24 · answer #5 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋