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_PHARMA_NOTES _BPharma_MPharma _Competitive_Exams _NIPER _INSPECTOR _PHARMACIST _IN_PHARMACY _OF_PHARMACY _COUNCIL_OF_INDIA Here, we have discussed about Quick Pharma Notes | Top 20 Bizarre Drug Name Origins! | For Theory & Practical** and prepared a best content for you so watch the complete video until the end and read the description below. *Premarin – refers to “pregnant mares’ urine”, the source from which the conjugated estrogens are taken. Premarin is used to treat postmenopausal women suffering from hot flashes. Warfarin – takes its name from the acronym WARF – Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and ‘-arin’, coming from the link between warfarin and coumarin. Morphine – takes its name from the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus. 4.Montelukast – as we learned above, Montelukast, a drug used to treat COPD, takes its name from Montreal, the site of its discovery. 5.Glucophage – the medicine whose active ingredient is metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. The name Glucophage derives from the Greek to mean “glucose eater”. 6.Halcion – the medicine whose active ingredient is triazolam; a drug used to treat severe insomnia. The name “Halcion” comes from the Greek concept of “calmness”  7.Lasix – refers to “last 6 hours”. Lasix is a medicine used to treat fluid build-up (its active ingredient is the drug, furosemide), with diuresis being complete within 6 hours. 8.Nystatin – an antifungal medicine whose name derives from New York State Department; the developers of the drug having worked in that department during its discovery. 9.Rapamune – whose active ingredient is sirolimus. The drug itself was first isolated from samples taken from Rapa Nui, the native name of what is called Easter Island. 10.Valium – takes its name from the Latin word, “vale” – referring to “farewell / goodnight”. The active ingredient of Valium, diazepam, is used to treat a wide variety of conditions such as anxiety, seizures and muscle spasms. 11.Emend – referring to “ending emesis”, or vomiting. The active ingredient of Emend is aprepitant, an NK1 receptor antagonist. 12.Ursodiol – the active ingredient of which is ursodeoxycholic acid, a drug used to reduce gallstone formation. Ursodiol takes its name from “urso”, or “bear”, as bear bile contains the drug in question. 13.Actigall – also contains the active ingredient ursodeoxycholic acid, though its name refers to “acting on the gallbladder”. 14.Prevacid – its name referring to “preventing acid formation”. That’s because the active ingredient of Prevacid is lansoprazole, a proton-pump inhibitor. 15.Ambien – takes its name from the Spanish to mean “Good morning!” (AM – morning and ‘bien’ – good). The active ingredient of Ambien is zolpidem. 16.  – the active ingredient of which is alendronic acid. The name Fosamax comes from the Latin “os” to mean “bone” and “max”, to maximize its effect. 17.Macrobid – takes its name from “Macro-“, referring to Macrodantin, and “-bid”, referring to the Latin for twice daily. The active ingredient of Macrodantin is the antibacterial drug, nitrofurantoin. PROUD TO BE PHARMACIST:Share, Support, Subscribe!!! ||||||||||||||PLAYLIST FOR OTHER VIDEOS|||||||||||| # Tutorial-Pharmaceutics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgjkR9Ovuu5kkUdX43FgOXiOXrLAU5W3 # Tutorial-Pharmacology and Toxicology: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgjkR9Ovuu5Z9A4DiKlj5_uDKuqJicC5 # Question & Answer series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgjkR9Ovuu7wsOGS20EHHvW9leF9Foeb # MCQ For All Upcoming Pharmacist Recruitment Exams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgjkR9Ovuu5_CPBDWlISg_0t2n6JvQnW # Pharmacy career: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgjkR9Ovuu7cAiharKb1EF906t8f37W- # Weekly Pharmacy News: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmgjkR9Ovuu6PuT6z8MuOWH8Toz9k3YJt |||||||||||||||RECOMMENDATION||||||||||||||||| # Amazon Today's Deal for you: https://amzn.to/2KopPqZ # Audio MIC used to record this video: Blue Microphones Snowball iCE: https://amzn.to/2L0vt38 # Other MIC used: Blue Microphones Yeti: https://amzn.to/2W5qlRC # POP Filter used for Voice Recording with above mic: https://amzn.to/35HSH7K # BOOK recommended for Pharmacy Entrance Exam: https://amzn.to/35HU4TW # BOOK for Classification of Drugs: https://amzn.to/3c3QEx3 |||||||||||||||||SOCIAL NETWORK||||||||||||||||||||||| # Donate us to SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/learningpharmacy # Follow FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/learningpharmacy.in/ # Subscribe YOUTUBE Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/LEARNINGPHARMACYIN?sub_confirmation=1 # TWITTER: https://twitter.com/learn_pharma # WEBSITE: http://learningpharmacy.weebly.com/ # For Business Enquiries: EMAIL US: learningpharmacy.in@gmail.com |||||||||||||||CREDIT||||||||||||||||||