2007-10-22 10:21:17 · 3 answers · asked by hawthornecourter 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
One name is usually the brand name and the other is the generic name. Both names are actually the same drug. When a drug is marketed by pharmaceuticals, they have a patent protection for a period of time so only they can manufacture that drug. Once the patent time is up, other pharmaceuticals can make the same drug cheaper and it is called a generic drug. It is made of the same active ingredient. An example would be Xanax (brand name) alprazolam (generic name). You may also see something like apo-alpraz or gen-alprazolam. That part in front of the generic name is just the pharmaceutical that manufactured that drug. Hope this helps and didn't confuse you.
2007-10-22 10:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the name that appears in the () is the name of the drug which is sometimes different from the name of the medicine...I think!!
2007-10-22 17:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by ^!â 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is the generic name and one is the brand name.
2007-10-22 17:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Andee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋