RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoIf a drug/chemical name starts with a "D-" or "L-" how is it supposed to be pronounced?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIf a drug/chemical name starts with a "D-" or "L-" how is it supposed to be pronounced?RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI never heard a pharmacist say anything other than “dee” or “ell” before saying the rest of the name (over the counter to a customer that is)
minus-squarePlantJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoSome drugs even spell it out for you, like esomeprazole, which is the S enantiomer of omeprazole.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 days agoSome drugs also opt for the full prefix, like dextromethorphan or levothyroxine.
I never heard a pharmacist say anything other than “dee” or “ell” before saying the rest of the name (over the counter to a customer that is)
Some drugs even spell it out for you, like esomeprazole, which is the S enantiomer of omeprazole.
Some drugs also opt for the full prefix, like dextromethorphan or levothyroxine.