Pharmaceutical drugs: Trade or brand names

Authors

  • Carles Riera Universitat Ramon Llull

Keywords:

drug, brand or trade name, descriptive names, invented or fantasy names

Abstract

In this paper we present a comprehensive sampling of the trade or brand names of drugs, studying their origin and classifying them into two groups: descriptive names and invented or fantasy names. The first group is subclassified according to the various characteristics of the drugs (such as chemical classification, activity, target organ, plant species, chemical composition, pharmaceutical company, profit indicator, etc.). Particularly notable for their sheer quantity are those that refer to a generic name and those whose name has to do with the benefit the drug in question is supposed to provide the patient. 

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Author Biography

Carles Riera, Universitat Ramon Llull

Carles Riera eÌs doctor en Filologia Catalana, llicenciat en FarmaÌ€cia i amb estudis de Teologia, eÌs un especialista en el camp del llenguatge cientiÌfic, docent d'aquesta mateÌ€ria des de l'any 1987. EÌs autor de diversos llibres, com ara Manual de catalaÌ€ cientiÌfic (1992) -el primer sobre aquest tema en la nostra llengua-, El leÌ€xic cientiÌfic catalaÌ€ de la botaÌ€nica (2000) -la tesi doctoral- o Manual de traduccioÌ de textos cientiÌfics de l'angleÌ€s al catalaÌ€ (2014) -l'obra apareguda meÌs recentment. Ha publicat articles a TerminaÌ€lia i a altres revistes especialitzades. Exerceix de professor a la Facultat de ComunicacioÌ i Relacions Internacionals i a la Facultat de CieÌ€ncies de la Salut, ambdues pertanyents a la Universitat Ramon Llull. 

Dossier: La terminologia per als invents i les patents Semblança: Esteve Terradas i Illa (1883-1950). En la versió electrònica d'aquest número s'inclou un text original en llengua anglesa en el Dossier. Per accedir-hi trieu anglès en el menú de la llengua del navegador de la dreta.

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Published

2017-06-19

How to Cite

Riera, C. (2017). Pharmaceutical drugs: Trade or brand names. Terminàlia, 2(16), 29–39. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/Terminalia/article/view/142775

Issue

No. 16: December 2017

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