using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
Posted By: tulip on 2008-05-13
In Reply to: Question: How to know if it is generic or brand? Bupropion is writteh with upper and also with low - EvaEv
Subject: using a reliable drug website such as Rxlist will clarify if generic or brand name. sm
When in doubt, it is crucial to check if drugs are generic or brand name to ensure we type them correctly.
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is this drug generic or name brand?
Subject: is this drug generic or name brand?
conflicting info regarding whether to cap or not.
Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
Subject: Knowing when a drug is generic or brand
I asked this question on yesterday, but I guess I need to clarify my question.
I am having trouble knowing when to capitalize the first letter of a medication or not when I am typing it in a sentence. What is an easy online reference that will help me to decipher this correctly?
Thanks so much for any assistance.
American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
Subject: American Drug Index has sinografin. Buy a drug book or use rxlist.com
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generic vs brand
Just wondering if anyone has a good site that correctly capitalizes brand name drugs and lower cases generic drugs - thanks
Brand or generic?
Subject: Brand or generic?
The drug is basikol - he spells it, but I don't know if it should be capitalized...I don't think so, but has anyone heard of it??
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Generic vs Brand.
Subject: Generic vs Brand.
The expander software I use is part of Softmed. It has 2 lines to put your abbreviations in. I type in a drug in lower case in the short form part and the drug as it should appear in the long form part. IE...I would put "ativan" in the short form line and "Ativan" in the long form line. Then all I ever have to do is just type the drug in all lower case and it will auto cap from my expanders. You have to do this for every drug that you find, but when you are all done, you won't have to worry about generic or brand. This works for any drug from Avelox to Zoloft and in between. I hope this helps.
but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... n
Subject: but how do you know they always use the brand name? it might be a generic brand they are using... nm
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generic versus brand name
Subject: generic versus brand name
Generic Name : Gentamicin
Pronunciation : Jen-ta-my-sin
TradeName : Biogaracin, Gentaswift, G-mycin, Gerocin, Gentamycin, Mycin
This is what I found - it is a generic.
Generic versus name brand
Subject: Generic versus name brand
Does anyone have a hint for remembering which drugs are generic and which are name brand as far as capitalization goes? Right now I'm looking up each and every one - there has to be an easier way. TX
Is betadine generic or brand?
Subject: Is betadine generic or brand?
I usually use RXlist.com to determine this but it comes up weird for betadine.
Generic versus brand name
Subject: Generic versus brand name
As I posted earlier, Kay Ciel is a brand name of potassium chloride just like K-Dur or others. KCl is the chemical abbreviation or symbol for potassium chloride by using the periodic table. It is no different than when the doctor dictates in labs Sodium 140, K 4.2. K is potassium, Cl is chlorine which contains a chloride ion (or something like that my chemistry is rusty). Unless the doctor specifies that he means the brand name Kay Ciel, then always go with KCl the generic as that won't ever technically be wrong or a patient care error.
Brand name/generic -- Versed?
Hi..I can't seem to find Versed as a brand name drug. On searching the Internet I find Midazolam, with capitals, and even found versed in parentheses after it, but I'm pretty sure Versed is the brand and not the generic name. Can anyone validate this? Nothing at all comes up on www.rxlist.com. Also send me your good web site link for looking up drugs. Rxlist doesn't seem as good as it used to be. Thanks.
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Subject: Furocet, anyone ever heard of it? Is it generic or brand name?
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Subject: Listing of generic/Brand names
Okay, where is the best place on line to find a listing of generic/Brand names for drugs? It is hard to find a website that lists the proper lower/upper case info.
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Subject: How to determine brand and generic meds
Can someone please tell me a website that will help me with this?
That would be Renvela; brand name to generic sevelamer.
Subject: That would be Renvela; brand name to generic sevelamer.
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Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
Subject: Here is an easy reference generic/brand list of meds
Here is the link:
http://www.davidandnell.com/pages/meds.htm#Anchor-46919
You can also click on the link below if you don't want to cut and paste
Question: How to know if it is generic or brand? Bupropion is writteh with upper and also with low
Subject: Question: How to know if it is generic or brand? Bupropion is writteh with upper and also with lower case?
Two good drug sites - rxlist.com and
Subject: Two good drug sites - rxlist.com and
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/DrugSafety/DrugIndex.htm
drug website/s
Subject: drug website/s
Place this website in your favorites also:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm.
You'll wonder how you got by all this time without this great new drug website.
Have a joyous and Merry Christmas. :o)
drug website
Subject: drug website
just wanted to run this by everyone (for those of you who don't have a good drug reference) - drugs.com is a great source - type in any sequence of letters that you're pretty certain of, and choices come up - it's a good one
Oncology drug website I use
Subject: Oncology drug website I use
http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/druglistframe.htm
site for generic v. brand caps and no caps
Subject: site for generic v. brand caps and no caps
try
www.drugs.com
and a VERY good one that was recommended to me by someone on this board is
www.medicinenet.com and then click on medications. i also like the way they divide up their alphabet - instead of giving 10 pages of the letter *L*, you can choose *La - Lc* or whatever.
Oxazepam: Brand Name: Serax Generic Name: Oxazepam
Subject: Oxazepam: Brand Name: Serax Generic Name: Oxazepam
generic name should be typed with a lower o, I think......
aztreonam, generic drug
Subject: aztreonam, generic drug
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Subject: Is it OK to capitalize generic drug name after a colon:
For ex. MEDICATIONS: Doxycycline and fluoxetine. Thanks!
amantadine -- generic Parkinson's drug? nm
Subject: amantadine -- generic Parkinson's drug? nm
sorry that is bactericidal, a generic drug, no Capital C. nm
Subject: sorry that is bactericidal, a generic drug, no Capital C. nm
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Yes, Levothroid is the brand name drug
Subject: Yes, Levothroid is the brand name drug
levothyroxine is the generic.
Levothroid® (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP) is a synthetic product containing the hormone levothyroxine (T4). It is indicated for the treatment of hypothyroidism. Levothroid is available in 12 strengths ranging from 25 mcg through 300 mcg to allow for proper titration of thyroid function.1
Our hospital/clinics NEVER allowed us to capitalize any generic drug...nm
Subject: Our hospital/clinics NEVER allowed us to capitalize any generic drug...nm
put in the name of the drug, click the name that comes up and it will show the brand name and in bra
Subject: put in the name of the drug, click the name that comes up and it will show the brand name and in brackets the non-capitalized generic name.
thanks! will do. google finds the hormone-imited ref to any brand name drug
Subject: thanks! will do. google finds the hormone-imited ref to any brand name drug
Hi, I was wondering the website for labsonline. I typed it, a foto website came up thanks
Subject: Hi, I was wondering the website for labsonline. I typed it, a foto website came up thanks
reliable - misspelled Spironolactone..nm
Subject: reliable - misspelled Spironolactone..nm
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hydroextension- any reliable references?
Subject: hydroextension- any reliable references?
Lady w/ cystitis underwent s/l hydroextension- I can only seem to google the word with discussions of people in medical forums- anyone have a GOOD reference for it? :)
Thanks. I saw there was a lot on Google, but I don't always trust that as a reliable source. nm
Subject: Thanks. I saw there was a lot on Google, but I don't always trust that as a reliable source. nm
Mabex, but questionably reliable reference
Subject: Mabex, but questionably reliable reference
http://www.broomeman.com/articles/cankersores.html
That's the best I can come up with. Don't know how reputable the reference is, though.
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Please let me clarify
Subject: Please let me clarify
Sorry, should have been more specific. Dictator is probably slurring the word "ophthalmic" drops. There is no thalmic drop. The word "thalamic" refers to something else entirely. Please just type out ophthalmic drops.
clarify
Subject: clarify
He probably does mean the injection will help clarify where the pain is coming from. That is the whole purpose of a a discogram, but sometimes they are inconclusive. It's just an awkward sentense structure to say clarify the patient.
Please clarify
Subject: Please clarify
I'm so confused about the correct way to write prescription abbreviations. I've looked it up in several places and come up with different ways so here it goes. Is it q.d. or q d? What about bid or b.i.d.? Please help. Thank you.
To clarify
Subject: To clarify
I don't think I was very clear.
Doctor dictates Medications listed on s/l Card-ex from skilled nursing facility. Then he goes on to list medications.
Some sort of form called "Card-ex" is what I am looking for.
Thanks for the responses.
I should clarify also sm
Subject: I should clarify also sm
When she repeats things, it is almost always later on the report, not back to back.
Allow me to clarify
Subject: Allow me to clarify
Dictated: decubiti
Transcribe as: decubitus ulcers
This is per the Book of Style, page I put in my other post.
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Please clarify
Subject: Please clarify
I think my mind is blocked or something - so what time is 0618? I get it if it was 0600 or 1800 but I just don't get this
Trying to clarify the warm...
Subject: Trying to clarify the warm...
He dictated that the feet were both cool then dictates warm to palpation. Can they be both?
OK that was confusing... I will clarify
Subject: OK that was confusing... I will clarify
Always go by your company policy and produces. My company states:
"when the manufacturer uses all capitals, use an initial capital only so as not to give undue attention to the term in a medical report..."
Also to help clarify, toco is
Subject: Also to help clarify, toco is
Prefix meaning childbirth. For example, tocolysis is the slowing or halting of labor. Sometimes spelled tok-, toko-.
So definitely not toca even though you hear it clearly, the docs are not always right.
Go to RxList
Subject: Go to RxList
For your first one, since your other post mentions it is probably for BP, you therefore know the letters are probably HCTZ, right? So at RxList, in the search box, type in *hctz and check out all the combo BP drugs to find the one that starts with a C that is fairly close to your s/l.
For the second one, type in roce* and see what comes up.
Rxlist.com nm
Subject: Rxlist.com nm
rxlist sm
Subject: rxlist sm
I use RxList. Also handy because you can search with just a few letters, if that's all you can decipher at the moment.
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