The brand name given to a drug by a particular manufacturer is known as the drug's

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The chemical name indicates the drug's chemical structure.The generic name is assigned by the United States Adopted Name Council and is usually based loosely on the drug's chemical structure.The official name is the name given to the generic name once a drug becomes fully approved for general use and is admitted to the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary.The trade name is the brand,or proprietary,name given by a particular manufacturer.For example,the generic drug albuterol is currently marketed by Schering-Plough as Proventil and by GlaxoSmithKline as Ventolin

The Brand Name Given to a Drug by a Particular