Which of the following types of drugs is indicated by the term "generic"?

Nonproprietary drugs
Discontinued drugs
Proprietary drugs
Proprietary drugs


Nonproprietary drugs

Rationale: Nonproprietary drugs are indicated by the term "generic". An international nonproprietary name is an official generic, nonproprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or active ingredient.

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A poorly positioned AP shoulder projection demonstrating most of the articulating surface of the glenoid cavity

a. will also demonstrate the medial clavicular end superimposing the vertebrae. b. will also demonstrate longitudinal foreshortening of the scapular body. c. was obtained because the upper midcoronal plane was tilted posteriorly. d. was obtained because the patient was rotated toward the affected shoulder.

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