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Glossary of Drug Names
Thanks you Faithand Hope79 for your request for a glossary of drug names. Here’s a start.
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Generic Name |
Brand Name |
Scientific Name |
“Slang” Name |
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Bevacizumab |
Avastin |
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Bev |
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Carboplatin |
Paraplatin |
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Carbo |
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Cetuximab |
Erbitux |
C225 |
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Cisplatin |
Platinol |
CDDP |
Cis |
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Crizotinib |
Xalkori |
PF-02341066 |
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Denosumab |
Xgeva |
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Docetaxel |
Taxotere |
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Doc |
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Erlotinib |
Tarceva |
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Erl |
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Etoposide |
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VP16 |
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Gefitinib |
Iressa |
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Gemcitabine |
Gemzar |
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Gem |
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Irinotecan |
Camptosar |
CPT11 |
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Paclitaxel |
Taxol |
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Nab-Paclitaxel |
Abraxane |
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Pemetrexed |
Alimta |
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Pem |
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Vinorelbine |
Navelbine |
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Vin |
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Zoledronic acid |
Zometa |
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Let me know if I missed any drugs you want to see and I’ll add them.
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Wow, Dr. Weiss, I am grateful for such a quick response and it is a beautiful table. They are all alphabetically ordered and you even added “Slang” Name to it. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. I don’t have anything to add for now because I haven’t experienced much and don’t know much. Could a link of this post be added to somewhere for easy access?
Many many thanks, Dr. Weiss,
Jing
Dr. Weiss, Thanks. Could you add Xgeva too because I want to know all the names it comes by and why its not available in India
Very Good work
Apra
Also, crizotinib has a newly christened marketing name of “Xalkori” (the “alk” is right in it), which is usually a late step shortly before the drug is ready to launch commercially.
Xalkori sounds to me like a tasty, Asian desert for some reason. At any rate, both Xgeva and Xalkori added. I look forward to needing to ammend this list further as we make advances.
Isn’t Xalkori a variation of baklava?
Dr. Weiss,
this is a great start. hopefully, there will be more added – including vaccines too.
ssflxl
afatinib?
This is an excellent table, Dr. Weiss. Thank you for doing this. Hopefully over time we will continue to see the table expand as new agents and options come along!
I am sure xalkori is the name of the people from the planet xalkor
Thank you Dr. Weiss for making this excellent table!
ts is right. Afatinib is not in the table. Dr. Weiss, could you add it? Thank you.