What's in a brand name?
- 30 April 1994
- Vol. 308 (6937) , 1140-1141
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.308.6937.1140
Abstract
When doctors prescribe drugs by their brand names they can confidently expect that their patients will be given particular compounds by the pharmacist. For example, if they prescribe Brufen they can be confident that the pharmacist will dispense a formulation that contains ibuprofen. When patients buy drugs over the counter, however, matters may be more complicated. For example, if they buy tablets with the name Anadin on the box they may be buying a formulation that contains aspirin and caffeine; aspirin, caffeine, and quinine; aspirin, caffeine, and paracetamol; paracetamol alone; or even ibuprofen alone. Of course, these different formulations may have slightly different names, such as Anadin Extra …Keywords
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