"Tall Man" letters (capital letters within drug names) are used to ________

A. distinguish it from other look-alike drug names
B. call attention to possible side effects
C. tell which drug company produced the drug
D. All of these


Answer is A. distinguish it from other look-alike drug names (attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names.) Example: Valtrex (valACYclovir) and Valcyte (valGANciclovir). The generic names for these 2 drugs are strikingly similar, and both the brand and generic names of the products start with the prefix “val,” contributing to look- and sound-alike confusion.

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