Pharmacology is the spawn of the devil

[felipe5]

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i'm going to create a drug and call it impossibletopronounceandrememberamumab. that is all

 

[tupac_don]

i'm going to create a drug and call it impossibletopronounceandrememberamumab. that is all

Real doctors use cloramphenicol!!!!!

 

[sdn1977]

Hahahahahaha! There really is a method to drug names (chemical & generic ones - not brand names), but you have soooooo much info other than drugs that you have to learn it seems overwhelming. I admire you for remembering what you do. If I can give you one serious suggestion though...try learning the drugs by class then when you are presented with a new one, you would have an educated guess (ie..quinapril, lisinopril, benazepril - all ACE inhibitors; ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, levofloxacin - all fluoroquinolone antibiotics...notice the pattern?). Unless it is an exam, you can always look it up or call a pharmacist. Hope that helps!

 

[DrThom]

I can never say the names of COX-2 Inhibitors (rofecoxib, celecoxib, etc.)the right way...that and bilirubin.

 

[sdn1977]

....and thats why we have brand names...Vioxx, Celebrex...But..when you see that in the pts past medical history on one of your exams...you'll remember it was a cox-2 inhibitor because it ended in -oxib, then you'll ask.....well - I can't answer that, but you're in medical school so you'll figure that out! That's the beauty of the system - it's all integrated and (usually) works. Good luck to all of you - you have soooo much to learn and drugs are only one part.

 

[Still Kickin]

Pharmacology is the spawn of the devil

It certainly is. I hope my friend who thinks she wants to be a pharmacist knows this!

 

[sdn1977]

It certainly is. I hope my friend who thinks she wants to be a pharmacist knows this!

to those of us who actually become pharmacists...pharmacology (& if you can believe it - pharmacokinetics) is fascinating!! To each his (her) own! Good luck - its only a small part of your curriculum.

 

[mjl1717]

I can never say the names of COX-2 Inhibitors (rofecoxib, celecoxib, etc.)the right way...that and bilirubin.

Yes the COX 2 names are wacky but how bout "efavirenz" even the detailer has a slide of the pronounciation... Also I second this: Put each med into a category! But in the end just give me some more "lasix", originally given to race horses, after the race. Also one could take almost take a month to cover the antiretroviral drugs thouroughly. More prozac, prilosec and lasix please. {By the way the name losec was changed to prilosec because of mass confusion with losec and lasix.}Pass the lasix!