A nurse is speaking at a health fair about the differences in trade name and generic name drugs. How would she describe a generic drug?

a. It is the common or general name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Name Council.
b. It is a product identified by the pharmaceutical company.
c. It is the exact molecular formula of the drug.
d. It is the name of a drug classification.


a. It is the common or general name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Name Council.
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a. A generic drug is the common or general name assigned to the drug by the U.S. Adopted Name Council.
b. The trade name is what the pharmaceutical company identifies as its product. .
c. The chemical name is the exact molecular formula of the drug. .
d. Drug classification is a means to categorize drugs into specific groups or subclasses. .

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