The nurse dispensing medications to clients knows that medications have various names. Which of the ...

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The generic name is assigned by the medication's first manufacturer. If more than one company makes the same medication, it will have the same generic name, but different trade names. For this reason, many physicians order medications using only the generic name. The chemical name describes the medication's chemical composition. The official name is the name identified in the USP or NF or in Canada's Health Canada's publications. The trade name or brand name is the copyrighted name assigned by the company manufacturing the medication and is usually followed by the symbol .