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How drugs get their names | Learn English expression 'plenty of'

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How to Choose a Drug Name

Drug companies work with creative agencies and copywriters to create the name. What are the emotions they want people to feel when thinking about the drug? And then the creative team will look for all the words that evoke that emotion. They come up with a list of a few hundred names and then the process of narrowing down the list starts.

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