Why Drug Names Sound Bizarre (Gemini)

All pharmaceutical companies seem to come up with bizarre made up names for their drugs. I asked Google’s Gemini to explain why this is so.

Gemini: Drug naming is a collision of three high-stakes worlds: trademark law, regulatory safety, and marketing psychology. The “bizarre” names you see are rarely the result of a creative whim; they are what’s left after a thousand more sensible names have been rejected. Here is why they sound like they were generated by a broken algorithm:

 

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  1. I’m finding a lot I like about Gemini but (so far) none more than the ability to link to a nice looking page that includes both sides of the conversation.

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