On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance intended to “assist companies in creating structurally descriptive chemical names for chemical substances whose ...

A marketed drug has three names: a chemical name, a generic name, and a brand name. A chemical name is given when a new chemical entity (NCE) is developed. The chemical name is a scientific name based ...

Analysis: Names like idarucizumab, levetiracetam and ustekinumab may look like words from Greek or Norse mythology, but they're chosen with purpose If you've ever tried discussing medicines with ...

Some Canadian farmers say it's great the federal government is allowing them to import a low-cost generic version of a popular herbicide, but they don't want Ottawa to stop there. Glyphosate was for ...

Cash-Strapped US Farmers Switch to Generic Crop Chemicals, in Blow to Big Manufacturers By P.J. Huffstutter and Heather Schlitz (Reuters) - U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed ...

Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Emergency Physician at University Health Network, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto In ...

Buying medicines can get confusing because the same tablet or syrup is often sold under different names and prices. Medicines ...