While reading the information accompanying your prescription antibiotics, you notice that the name "azithromycin" is in lowercase while the name "Zithromax" is capitalized. Why?

a.  The drug azithromycin is the distributed drug and is derived from
Zithromax.
b.  The drug Zithromax is the brand name and azithromycin is the generic name.
c.  The drug azithromycin is the brand name and Zithromax is the generic name.
d.  The drug Zithromax is the distributed drug and is derived from
azithromycin.


b.  The drug Zithromax is the brand name and azithromycin is the generic name.

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