What are the requirements of licensed pharmacists for the names of drugs?

1. Generic name of drug

International generic drug name (INN), recommended by the World Health Organization, and the name used in China Pharmacopoeia is also a generic name;

The generic name of drugs usually refers to active raw materials, not final drugs, and is the same name used by pharmaceutical researchers and medical staff;

A drug has only one generic name, which was proposed to WHO during the application for new drugs. It is not protected by patent and cannot be the same as the existing name or similar to the trade name.

CADN is the generic name of drugs in China and the basis of drug naming in China.

2.

chemical name

Names that accurately describe the chemical structure of drugs;

According to the principles of the International Society of Pure and Applied Chemistry, chinese chemical society and the United States;

The basic principles of naming: select a specific part as a matrix, specify the sorting method of the matrix, and regard other parts as substituents; Chiral compounds define a three-dimensional configuration or a geometric configuration.

3. Alias

: Trade name is also called brand name;

A drug is often produced by multiple manufacturers, and the same drug can have multiple trade names;

Firms can register and apply for patent protection like trademarks;

Trade name selection principle: you can't imply the efficacy and use of drugs.