English-Chinese Common Drug Dictionary

Author: Wu Qingzai
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: With the rapid development of the pharmaceutical industry and the continuous improvement of pharmaceutical technology levels, new drugs and new formulations are constantly emerging, greatly expanding the field of drug development. In the past decade, the variety and number of drugs have been increasing day by day. Currently, the total number of drugs used worldwide has reached tens of thousands, and each drug often has aliases and commercial names. As a result, the number of drug names is astonishingly large. Some drugs have as many as ten or more aliases, and even the phenomenon of different drugs sharing the same name has emerged, which brings many inconveniences to pharmaceutical supply and distribution, as well as the selection and use of drugs by physicians. The book includes nearly 2,000 commonly used drugs in China, along with over 6,000 entries for their English names, aliases, and common commercial names. It also strives to align the official names of Chinese and English drug names with international drug names. Each drug is further highlighted with information on usage, indications, compatibility, and contraindications. It is suitable for pharmaceutical researchers, information specialists, translators, faculty and students of pharmaceutical institutions, pharmaceutical factory technicians, physicians, pharmacists, pharmaceutical management personnel, and other healthcare workers. It may also provide some assistance to students of foreign pharmacy.