What's in a drug name?

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-14

  Wick, Jeannette Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; NOMENCLATURE; PATENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; DRUGS, GENERIC; PATENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442332773     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/154434504322713174     Document Type: Article

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