Having multiple prescriptions is difficult enough to keep track of, let alone ones with complicated names. Hill Street Studios/Stone via Getty Images At some point in your life, you’ll likely find ...

MINNEAPOLIS --The inside of a medicine cabinet is like a chaotic collection of the English language. Prescription and over-the-counter drugs often have unique names, spelled in weird ways. It's a ...

Most medications have standardized generic names that are the same worldwide. But some drugs have different brand names in different countries. When traveling, it’s important to be sure you’re getting ...

As a British citizen living in England but writing on American drug names, I’m in a perfect position to know that many drugs approved in Europe and the U.K. can have very different names from those in ...

Have you noticed that the names of new drugs are not merely obnoxious; they are also bizarre? As if drug companies hired consultants with a complete disdain for the English language? Quviviq? Ukoniq?

At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription from your doctor to fill. While it’s important to keep track of all the medications you’re taking, that can be hard to do ...

New words and phrases enter the language in a variety of ways. Many begin life as slang terms (think “mewing” or “goblin mode”), or as shortenings of other words or phrases (as in “nepo baby” or “sus” ...

Get out the party hats and cake, everybody, and get ready to boogie. It was 25 years ago this month that the Food and Drug Administration, in its infinite wisdom, decided to amend its draconian rules ...

For decades, the agency has redacted drug names from reports. Now, several former officials support ending the practice.