Which of the following categories of drugs is another name for a drug's trademark name?

A) brand name
B) generic name
C) chemical name
D) nonproprietary name


A) brand name
The brand name is also the trademark name. The generic or nonproprietary name is the official name for a drug. The chemical name describes the chemical formula or molecular structure of the drug.

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