Is there some sort of list for pronunciations of drugs?

[Mithril]

Because when I look at something like carbamazepine, fluoxetine, benzodiazepine, etc. I feel slightly dyslexic and don't want to sound like an idiot when trying to pronounce these drug names when we have to read in PBL.

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[marble30]

I've tried using the pronunciation function in Google translate, but some of them sound a bit dodgy to me...

 

[Aesculapius]

There's a pronunciation guide on drugs.com.

 

[Staradmiral]

Why do you care, the exams are written and no one in the hospital pronounces them correctly anyways

 

[45408]

Wikipedia has pronunciations for some.

 

[ijn]

Just type in the drug name + pronunciation in google. :/

 

[VisionaryTics]

Lipincott's has the pronunciations.

 

[bassvp]

Most of them follow some basic guidelines:
1. 3 (or 5 syllables)--emphasis on the first syllable (and 3rd syllable)--this rule is the most flexible
2. 4 syllables--emphasis on the second syllable
These rules can be overridden if the drug has a "common" name part within it that must be pronounced a certain way.

3 syllables--BUSpirone, CLOnidine, GLYburide, TRAmadol (with obvious exceptions such as metFORmin, diGOXin)
4 syllables--fluOXetine, liSINopril, amLOdipine, carVEdilol
5 syllables--CARbaMAZepine, FEXoFENadine, OselTAMivir

Some exceptions due to "common" name parts:
Statins--SIMvaSTAtin (b/c "statin" should be heard in the name)
Tetracyclines--DOxyCYcline (b/c "cycline" should be heard)


Yes, you can break each one of these...but they're guidelines that I think have at least some merit.

 

[8t7x]

i just use drugs.com as well

 

[Mithril]

Cool, I'll check that out. Thanks.

 

[HumbleMD]

However your attending pronounces it.

 

[MadAznScientist]

However your attending pronounces it.

contraindication: attendings with a foreign accent
side effect: marginal pass or fail that rotation