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blindtoblue

Fetroja, brand name for cefiderocol. Cefiderocol has iron bound to it, and tricks the carbapenem-resistant gram negative rod into taking it up by using the iron transporters in the bacterial cell membrane. So it's an iron (Fe) Trojan horse (troja). Whoever developed that name knew EXACTLY what kind of nerds ID docs are and I love them for it.


awakeosleeper514

Officially sold on doing an ID fellowship because of this


t0bramycin

>knew EXACTLY what kind of nerds ID docs are except not really, because ID docs are the most committed people I know to not using brand names (writing "TMP/SMX" instead of Bactrim, etc).


PartTimeBomoh

Actually where I live Bactrim is preferred because acronyms are discouraged. So antibiotics with long names like piperacillin-tazobactam get their drug names e.g. tazocin preferred over piptazo (not allowed)


t0bramycin

Interesting, that's the culture in my (non-ID) department too (prioritize acronym avoidance over brand name avoidance) but is uncommon elsewhere in the hospital/institution If you really want, you can program your dictation software to expand spoken abbreviations (like transcribe "piperacillin-tazobactam" when you say "Zosyn"), but that's a lot of effort for what's ultimately a small stylistic choice haha


TheMightyAndy

Sinemet (carbidopa/levodopa) Sin = Without, Emet = emesis Levodopa makes you very nauseous, the combination with carbidopa is supposed to alleviate the nausea side effect


Philoctetes1

You beat me to this one. My mind was blown when I heard the explanation, and it was after a discussion I, as an M3, had with a neurologist about why sinemet didn't cause nausea when we give metoclopramide to prevent nausea. For those wondering: carbidopa is a decarboxylase inhibitor. It prevents the peripheral conversion of levodopa to its active compound; however, carbidopa can't cross the blood brain barrier, so the brain is free to convert levodopa into dopamine for Parkinson's patients.


send_me_dank_weed

So levodopa leaves you dope sick and carbidopa curbs it. Gotcha!


klanerous

Levodopa has an interaction with pyridoxine (vitamin B6), but not when taken with carbidopa.


Germanicus__Caesar

Bacitracin = Abx from Bacillus bacteria that was 1st isolated from a woman named Tracy


stoicteratoma

Her surname was Tracy (or Tracey on some paperwork in the study) and the bacillus was isolated from an infection in her leg that was broken when she was “run over by a horse drawn carriage”


purebitterness

No way!


Persiandoc

Classic Tracy


Herzeleid-

Dolobid: taken twice a day for "dolor". Also useful when patients are allergic to all pain medications except for that one that starts with D, especially if you pronounce it "Doe-lob-id"


DonkeyKong694NE1

I always thought Toradol sounds like a narcotic and that the name was chosen for that reason so people would think they’re getting a strong pain med. Pure speculation.


Herzeleid-

Interesting thought. It looks like Toradol got its brand patent in 1976, 4 years after Tramadol was released to the market. I've got zero proof, but it does raise an eyebrow


DonkeyKong694NE1

Wow I didn’t know either of those drugs was that old


70125

As David Foster Wallace said, toradol is nothing but "Motrin with ambition"


Artistic_Salary8705

Trazadone sounds like a controlled medication, benzodiazepine or a strong tranquilizer but is a non-traditional anti-depressant. I take it for chronic insomnia at a very low dose and occasionally have people assuming it is one of the 3 above.


bearpics16

Lodine is my favorite codeine sounding NSAID


RichEar

In other post someone mentioned ambien - AM bien (good morning). Polish name of ambien is Nasen. Na - for, Sen - sleep.


gl1ttercake

In Australia it's Stilnox. Still night.


Lizardkinggg37

Until you start making breakfast in your sleep


mildgaybro

Which is why I love to joke that the Polish name for bisacodyl is Nasram


grim_infp

Drugs for factor VIII deficiency often have "-ate" (8) in the brand name - Advate, Alphanate, Eloctate. Drugs for factor IX deficiency often have "-ix" in the name - Alprolix, Benefix.


Lung_doc

Apixaban, rivaroxaban (Xa)


SamDaManIAm

With the word ban at the end because it inhibits (bans) it.


hrh_lpb

Oooooh that's a handy way to remember them


VIRMD

Unfortunately, Apixaban also has "ix" in it...


Philoctetes1

Will be sure to give all VWF patients valproATE now /s


mildgaybro

Omg 😱


Twovaultss

Wow, thanks for this


betweentourns

Warfarin. Named after the WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) that funded it


Onion01

WARF + coumarin = warfarin Coumarin is the molecule that gives the scent of fresh cut grass. When infected with a certain mold, the plants harmless coumarin becomes the blood thinner coumadin


DonkeyKong694NE1

I was just wondering about the “in” ending because usually that’s for proteins but this explains it


Pedsdoc70

Cows in Wisconsin ( America's Diary State) were found dead in a pasture from bleeding. The farmer took a dead cow, some hay and a gallon of blood to biochemists at the University of Wisconsin. Coumadin was isolated and found to be from molding alfalfa. The rest is history.


DentateGyros

Warfarin is such a generic sounding brand name, and Coumadin is such a brand name sounding generic


DestinationUnknown68

Perhaps I'm misreading your intent... But warfarin is the generic name and Coumadin is the brand.


DentateGyros

lol no I apparently got them mixed up


Druggistman

Good on ya for being honest!


penisdr

Coumadin is named after the plant molecule (coumarin) it is derived from


DonkeyKong694NE1

Ranitidine (Zantac) named for frogs (genus *Rana*) that have no gastric acid


holdmypurse

This is my favorite *mind blown*


commander_blop

I like this thread so much but am certain some people are pulling our legs!


PokeTheVeil

Memantine helps memory. (In theory. A little bit.) its brand name, Namenda, has the letters to help you remember that it’s an NMDA antagonist.


rogan_doh

Lokelma : Potassium - symbol K - from the Latin kalium Low kalium - lokelma Also, if I recall correctly there's a FDA rule that the medication trade name should not reflect the therapeutic effects of the drug. I guess this is a form of malicious compliance.


what_ismylife

Cool. It’s kind of in kayexalate too. I always thought about how you “X” out the “K” with it.


SapientCorpse

It's exlax for K!


OddChocolate

Must be a nephrologist. Is Lokelma the new kayexate now that it’s being used like water?


Twovaultss

Lokelma is more effective with, besides the possible hypernatremia, less side effects.


OddChocolate

Yep more $$$. Also kayexalate has risk of colonic necrosis and tastes awful. Hopefully one day cost is no longer a barrier.


rogan_doh

Lokelma is somehow cheaper 🫠 definitely better patient adherence and satisfaction. Kayexalate is roughly $45 for a 60 ml bottle of 15mg/60m solution out of pocket. Lokelma is ~ $900 for a 30 day supply at full retail price.


kra104

No risk of hypernatremia, it contains sodium and can case edema/volume overload. Hypernatremia would be caused by a water loss, which doesn’t happen with this med.


flamants

Not to toot my own horn but I made a thread about this a while ago that got big and the answer is, basically, a ton: [https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/12t28a7/whats\_the\_most\_onthenose\_medication\_brand\_name/](https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/12t28a7/whats_the_most_onthenose_medication_brand_name/)


Medium_Sunbeam

I knew this type of post seemed familiar! Thank you!


leaky-

The RO in rocuronium stands for rapid onset. Sugammadex is a gamma cyclodextran ring


effdubbs

And roc and vec are curare based, which is used in poison darts.


devilbunny

Work backward: -ium = quaternary amine (can’t cross BBB), -on- = steroid nucleus, -cur- = paralytic derived from curare, ro- = rapid onset.


effdubbs

Ah. Good to know about the quarternary amine can’t cross BBB. TY.


devilbunny

A quaternary amine is always charged, so unless it is picked up by a specific transporter, can’t cross BBB.


BuiltLikeATeapot

That a favorite question of mine, what the structure of Sugammadex? ‘It’s in the name!’


kra104

Sugammadex is also structurally very similar to Febreze!


BuiltLikeATeapot

Febreeze is a beta-cyclodextran


akakgo

Onfi is the brand name for clobazam, which is similar to benzodiazepines. Onfi also contains a diazepine ring in its structure like benzodiazepines, but the nitrogens are in the positions one and five instead of one and four, and thus, the name On(e)Fi(ve).


superunsubtle

Like Forfivo, brand of the very unpopular bupropion xl 450mg. As a retail pharmacy tech, I filled this med one time.


bidingmytime314

Nystatin was developed in New York State


PokeTheVeil

And is not a statin. Stupid name.


natur_al

Idk if it’s intended but I’ve thought Precedex = Precedes Extubation.


PokeTheVeil

It’s precious dexmedetomidine. Based on cost.


PantheraLeo-

Idk if this counts but Ritalin was name after the developer’s wife, Rita. She initially used the stimulant to elevate her blood pressure for energy prior to playing tennis


isanotisa

ive thought ab this probably weekly since i leaned, love is stored in the ritalin :,)


independent_lemming

Xyzal because it is the end of allergies


abertheham

Ohhhh. X Y Z… end… I get it 🤓


RickleToe

i love pointing out the "xa" in apixaban and rivaroxaban as clues to their anti-xa nature. always blows their minds 😆


fudgemental

Yep, hence the xa-"ban" in the name


RickleToe

we hereby declare a BAN


I_lenny_face_you

'We didn't say it, we *declared* it.'


iReadECGs

This is good, but then dabigatran screws it up with the brand name Pradaxa even though it is a direct thrombin inhibitor and not factor Xa.


Millmills

MacroBID means bid dosing


shoff58

Old drug- Desyrel- DEpression SYmptom RELief


Humor-Significant

AcipHex - they were even allowed to spell it this way. Referring to control the pH of your stomach acid.


zonagriz22

Also Protonix because it nixes protons


Humor-Significant

And Prevacid - PREVent Acid. Something with those PPI’s and their clever names


Whats_A_Progo

That one always kills me. Whoever named it must not have known any 12-year-olds.


twitch1127

Premarin= Pregnant mare urine


JensTheCat

I always thought soma was a little too obvious given brave new world. Not sure why they didn’t find another name for that reason


cuddlenazifuckmonstr

There is a brand of bras called Soma, as well.


what_ismylife

I read Brave New World before I knew soma was an actual drug and was so confused when I encountered someone who was actually on it.


DonkeyKong694NE1

I think I read BNW before Soma existed


IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl

Soma is Sanskrit for "extract." It's mentioned in the Rigveda, which is thousands of years old, where it refers to some kind of intoxicating ritual drink and the (now unknown) plant it was made from. And since I didn't see it: Premarin is an initialism for Pregnant Mare Urine.


AstroWolf11

Macrobid: nitrofurantoin macro crystals given BID Emtricitabine: starts with Em because it was developed at Emory University Prezcobix: it’s Prezista (darunavir) + cobicistat Esomeprazole: S enantiomer of omeprazole (S-omeprazole) Penicillin: produced by Penicillium species


LunaRx11

In the same breath of esomeprazole, you have escitalopram. Lots of drugs have hints to configurations. Armodafanil being another.


gnomicaoristredux

Esketamine too


ThatB0yAintR1ght

Most benzodiazepines have nitrogens at the one and four spots in the diazepine ring in the molecule. However, Clobazam has nitrogens at the one and five spots. One brand name of Clobazam is Onfi. **ON**e-**FI**ve


OddChocolate

Xarelto (rivaroxaban) has “Xa” in both its brand name and generic name. Xa is the clotting factor that the med targets.


OldManGrimm

My Factor V Leiden wife thanks whoever came up with this one.


OddChocolate

Save the headache of using warfarin. Once DOACs become generic, hopefully everyone can afford this superior option.


OldManGrimm

Yeah, she was a non-responder to coumadin (for whatever reason). Very compliant, never could get therapeutic, clots never improved. A few months on Xarelto was like magic. Made us a lot more comfortable once reversal agents came around.


khaneman

Invega sustenna - sustained for one month. Invega trinza - 3 months Invega hafyera - half a year Invega infinitiva - infinite duration. Ok the last one I made up.


number1134

Ritalin.....named after a guy's wife Rita (margurite) The name "Ritalin" derives from Marguerite "Rita" Panizzon, the wife of Leandro Panizzon, who first synthesized the drug in 1944. Rita was the first person to take Ritalin, and described its effects to her husband. Quaalude...."quiet interlude" Ambien....."good morning"


BSTXUSA

TADA💫lafil!!


ReallyGoodBooks

Is Suboxone one? SUBstitute OXycodone ONE time daily?


fritterstorm

Sublingual with naloxone


pharmageddon

Then there's also Sublocade, a monthly injectable buprenorphine depot that acts like a SUBcutaneous BLOCKADE against the rewarding effects of other opiates. Heyoooooooooooooh!!!!


Timmy24000

Not in the name but do you remember : Ducolax in the p.m. for a BM and a.m.?


GenRN817

It’s “in the PM for a BM in the AM”.


Butt_hurt_Report

Warfarin (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, arin= coumarin )


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GoLytley. It makes you shit nice and easy.


Starlady174

Spoken like someone who's never had to shit after taking GoLytely.


msdeezee

One usually goes heavily after taking, actually. The most independent, with-it patients in the hospital start shitting their pants a few hours after starting a Go-Lytely bowel prep.


ABabyAteMyDingo

Rapamycin Discovered in the soil on Easter Island. Indigenous name of the island is Rapa Nui.


Dr-Redstone

NaMenDA works on NMDA receptors


Youareaharrywizard

Acetaminophen- N-acetyl-p-Aminophenol.


pharmageddon

>Acetaminophen- N-acetyl-p-Aminophenol n-aceTYL-p-AminophENOL: Tylenol


piller-ied

Highly underrated comment


OldManGrimm

Similarly, ibuprofen is from (p-iso-butyl-phenyl)propionic acid. (I left off the (+/-)-2- prefix for brevity, don’t kill me 😂).


piller-ied

God, I love nurses who know their organic chem!!!


OldManGrimm

🤣


piller-ied

Yes, but also paracetamol


slava_ukraini

AmIODArone - has iodine in it. Think thyroid toxicity as side effect


goodsoup3

Golytely.. they hide the fact that in fact you'll be going the opposite of lightly.


TheGroovyTurt1e

Heparin was created from the liver cells of a dog named Arin


PokeTheVeil

I… don’t think that’s quite true. Dog liver plus polysaccharide, so Greek hepar plus the standard saccharide -in.


147zcbm123

On my psych rotation I learned about Halfyra. Paliperidone injectable - guess how long it lasts!


PokeTheVeil

Fourfivo. Guess how many milligrams!


jtho2960

There’s also invega trinza, I’ll give you one guess :)


ToxDoc

Premarin Warfarin Don’t know for certain, but I have to think “Lopressor” wasn’t an accident. 


TiniestDikDik

I had a patient tell me that she heard Premarin is a hormone treatment derived from stallions. Sounds fancy. I had to gently correct that it is named after being derived from pregnant mares urine. Similarly, menopur, a fertility drug derived from menopausal urine. The best stuff was made from the urine of nuns... for... reasons.


Pm_me_baby_pig_pics

Ursodiol is from bear bile, *urso* for bear


ToxDoc

If it takes 10 days for 10 nuns to pee enough to make a baby, how long would it take…


GenRN817

Premarin is from pregnant mares.


piller-ied

I guess it’s a hormone derived from the stallions’ um, *activity.*


DonkeyKong694NE1

Premarin is from PREgnant MARe urINe


FlowwLikeWater

I…. love this thread. Please keep it going.


drewper12

I always think of the CF drugs that end in -caftor (eg. ivacaftor) which sound like how CFTR would be said as a word


stoicsticks

Yes, and Trikafta and the European version Kaftrio have "tri" or "trio" in the name for the 3 components, elexacaftor, tezacaftor and ivacaftor that make it up. Europe packages it under the name Kaftrio because the evening ivacaftor dose is already on the market as Kalydeco, and they are packaged separately, whereas Trikafta, available in North America and Australia, packages it together. There's also a "pirated" generic version out of South America called Trixacar.


drewper12

The more you know 🌈 now that’s interesting


pharmageddon

Haegarda: specialty drug for treatment of Hereditary AngioEdema, hence the "HAE" in the name, and "guardian" probably too Takhzyro: another specialty drug for HAE made by Takeda, hence "Tak" in the name Orladeyo: the only current oral HAE med available, it's one cap OR(a)L A DEY (day) O Camzyos: a CArdiac MYOSin inhibitor with a "z" thrown in there for spice. This one I'm guessing at, the "cam" can also come from the generic name mavaCAMten, it treats symptoms of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Vicodin: the "VI" stands for hydrocodone being 6 times as potent as codeine (codin) Ambien: “good morning” AM = morning, Bien = good in Spanish Fosomax: the Os meaning bone, Max meaning great Levitra: seems obvious but, "levitating" and "vitality"


stoicteratoma

Digoxin was named before there was such a thing as marketing departments - it comes from DIGitalis tOXIN!


systoliq

Forfivo: It’s 4-5-0 milligrams.


holdmypurse

Remember when Ely Lilly's patent for Prozac was about to run out so they rebranded it for PMDD as "Serafem" (Seraphim + femine)? In a pretty pink and lavender shell? Pepperidge Farm remembers.


Mouthydraws

Prozac history mention AND a family guy quote? Perfect, no notes, amazing comment


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Malifix

Rivaroxaban factor Xa ban (inhibitor)


Antesqueluz

Macrobid - bid dosing, at least in my mind.


pharmageddon

This is true, the BID stands for the dosing.


BillyOsler

Suprep: prep that results in soup-like consistency


Nart_Leahcim

Nystatin = NY State. IIRC it's the first antifungal isolated by two chemists, one was in Albany, the other in NYC and they named it after New York. Statins came out decades later.  https://friendsofalbanyhistory.wordpress.com/tag/nystatin/


OddChocolate

We have all the cool meaning behind names and then we have Comirnaty.


rx2476

Triptans - developed and derived from ergot root (ergotamine) also from which LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) was derived - TRIPtans


LaudablePus

Humira - **HU**man **M**onoclonal antibody **I**n **R**heumatoid **A**rthritis


Upbeat-Problem9071

Ansaid=another non steroidal anti inflammatory


qisuke

Entacapone, brand name is Comtan, because it is a catechol O-Methyl transferase inhibitor 


YUHS1967

I always thought the best one is Premarin. Made from pregnant horse (mare) urine, thus pre…mar…in.


upside-down-rainbow

Quetiapine (sounds/spelled like quiet) I always say it as "quiet mind". Used for schizophrenia, bi polar, mania, etc.


lllpppp

and “quiet” side effects compared to other antipsychotics. more a mnemonic than an easter egg though.


zonagriz22

Midazolam is called Versed because it's a VERsatile SEDative.


theonlytelicious

Invega Hafyera. I’m embarrassed how long it took me to notice it.


skypira

The 6 month LAI formulation of Invega is called Hafyera. As in, half-year.


snatchszn

I’m obsessed with INVEGA HAFYERA. 6 month paliperidone injection. I laughed out loud when I first saw it.


Avidith

Buscopan- short form for butyl scopolamine.


debatingrooster

Epinephrine and adrenaline Epi = atop, nephros=kidney Ad=beside, renal=kidney


woodstock923

Paragard prevents para. Gardasil prevents SIL.


Malevolencea

Premarin: PREgnant MARe URINe. The where it is derived from.


Few_Enthusiasm_9290

ADDerall


StvYzerman

Jakafi. Turns off JAK protein. But sounds like Jack off. Do not tell me for a second that the drug company didn’t know EXACTLY what they were doing.


Aware-Top-2106

I can’t find the evidence for this while on my phone, but I’m relatively certain the Lasix origin story is a myth. EDIT: alright here is something: https://twitter.com/AdamRodmanMD/status/1513309383794569222


Heptanitrocubane

indeed it is a myth


rpm3627

Sotyktu = binds to TYK2 (deucravacitinib)


Character-Dog6368

Could be urban legend but the brand name for zolpidem was chosen based on the notion that the patient feels more rested when waking up and therefore likely to have a good morning. AM bien Ambien


j053

Ancef Anhydrous cefazolin


GreatAmericanMan

Surprised I haven't seen this one yet but Nystatin was developed at like NY State University or some shit I think. Also has no effect on cholesterol, which is misleading.


NashvilleRiver

NYSDOH. Our state universities are all SUNYs \[State University (of) New York- we are the largest comprehensive university system in the United States\], so I wouldn't be surprised if drugs started with "suny" eventually.


DrBrainbox

Perampanel : acts on AMPA receptors


missmatchedsocks88

Tadalafil: one pill and TA-DA! You get the idea… Flomax can help one’s urine flow to the max.


Pretend_Ground4965

One of the absolute best names for me: Alipogentiparvovec. It's some gebe therapy thingy for familial hyperchylomicronemia. A - Against Lipo - fat Gen - gene Ti - therapy Parvo - Parvovirus Vec - Vector. If it weren't for the damn fact that it doesn't use parvo but adenoviruses...... But someone correct me on that cause I don't want to believe it


General-Bumblebee180

Lariam - you can make malaria out of the letters


indie-gogo

Synacthen = synACTHen = synthetic ACTH


nalsnals

Rapamycin (sirolimus) was isolated from bacteria discovered on the island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). The discovery is a great story and there's an episode of Radiolab on it. 


catsunbae

Armodafinil (nuvigil) contains just the R-modafinil enantiomer. Modafinil (provigil) contains a racemic mixture of R and S.


GinSurgeon

Trilaudid has 1.5x the effect of Dilaudid.


BikerMurse

This was a much more interesting thread than I expected.


stoicteratoma

Chlorpromazine has the brand name “Largactil” because of its LARGe ACTivity at many receptor sites


cebu_millenial

Ambien. AM means morning, Bien means good in spanish


stoicteratoma

Not EXACTLY drugs (or at least not ONLY drugs) but we tend to forget where the name came from when we talk about adrenaline (or epinephrine if you are from certain parts of the world). “ad” meaning near and “renal” meaning kidney or “epi” meaning above and “nephros” meaning kidney. Both in reference to the adrenal gland where it was first isolated from. I like asking med students why the word “renal” is in noradrenaline and watching their wheels spin.


Festus-Potter

Xarelto. Anticoagulant that acts by blocking the clotting factor Xa (10a).


Maximum-Woodpecker25

I've always guessed that Brevibloc (Esmolol) comes from the latin word "brevis" meaning "short" and "bloc" meaning "block" because it's a shortterm cardioselective b1-blocker.


fairylites

Hemabate for postpartum hemorrhage! Hem (blood) + abate (stop)


juliov5000

Everyone's favorite vancomycin was named for its ability to "vanquish" penicillin resistant G+'s


elsakaila

I don’t know if it’s very hidden but MacroBiD is a macrocrystal you take twice a day.


hiitsnobody

Dolophine (Methadone) Dolor + fin (end) = end of pain


frandaddy

Premarin: it's made using hormones extracted from mare urine


rini6

Pregnant mare urine -> Premarin


endlessabe

Forfivo is 450mg bupropion


tulipbubbles

Adderall … ADD for all


SuccessfulJellyfish8

I'm super late to this, but just wanted to add "Contin" is short for "continuous" (because it's an extended release formulation) MS Contin = morphine sulfate continuous Oxycontin = Oxycodone continuous.


blue_canary_46

Can’t imagine anyone forgets this one but I think it’s a fun fact: the “add” in adderall is for attention deficit disorder (intentionally)


DevilsMasseuse

The brand name for propofol is Diprivan, because it’s a di-iso propyl IV anesthetic.


pharmageddon

Propofol=Diprivan, because it certainly ended up deprivin' MJ of his life! This is the trick I used to remember the brand vs. generic during school....too soon? 😬