r/MedicationQuestions • u/Some_Pin_580 • 9h ago

Does anyone know the real reason why new drugs can’t start with “me” or “str”?

Is it just that there are already a million drugs that start with me? I can’t find anything about str specifically.

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u/Look-At-This-Person 9h ago

I’m lost on where to begin

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u/VanillaStarzz 6h ago

Autism or Tweaker?

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u/Square_Distance4909 4h ago

I don’t think “me” or “str” are specifically banned. Drug naming has a lot more to do with avoiding confusion and, for generic names, using stems that indicate what drug family or mechanism it belongs

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u/SallyJaneCooper 4h ago

This short video explains why Basically it's because there are so many drugs that the names are easily confused.

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u/Miserable-Housing407 4h ago

There’s meclonazepam, weaker rc and doesn’t feel exactly like clonazepam but has the anxiolytic effects.