33 - What's in a (drug's) name?

In this episode, The Curious Clinicians examine why the drug Carbidopa-Levodopa has the brand name Sinemet. They also discuss the origin stories of the names of several other commonly prescribed medications. Check out the episode's show notes here. Audio edited by Clair Morgan of nodderly.com *CME/MOC credits are not available for this episode.  

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