Eli5 where Prescription Names come from.

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Serious question. They all have very outrageous, strange names and I’m positive they mean something, but where do those names come from?? Someone has to know!

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They try to allude to the underlying chemistry while also complying with rules that try to limit confusion with similar-sounding names. https://slate.com/technology/2013/08/drug-name-confusion-fda-regulations-and-pharma-create-bizarre-new-names.html

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