Why Have Drug Names Become So Weird? A Retrospective Analysis of the Orthographic Distinctiveness of Proprietary and Generic Names Across Four Decades of FDA Approvals
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@article{allodium:10.64898/2026.10.15.26365645,
title = {Why Have Drug Names Become So Weird? A Retrospective Analysis of the Orthographic Distinctiveness of Proprietary and Generic Names Across Four Decades of FDA Approvals},
author = {Bruce L. Lambert},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.64898/2026.10.15.26365645},
url = {https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.15.26365645}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Why Have Drug Names Become So Weird? A Retrospective Analysis of the Orthographic Distinctiveness of Proprietary and Generic Names Across Four Decades of FDA Approvals AU - Bruce L. Lambert PY - 2026 DO - 10.64898/2026.10.15.26365645 UR - https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.15.26365645 ER -
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Lambert, B. L. (2026). Why Have Drug Names Become So Weird? A Retrospective Analysis of the Orthographic Distinctiveness of Proprietary and Generic Names Across Four Decades of FDA Approvals. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.15.26365645
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