when reviewing a list of medications in a medication handbook, a nurse can identify the generic name for a…

when reviewing a list of medications in a medication handbook, a nurse can identify the generic name for a medication in which of the following ways? it begins with a lowercase letter. it is listed in parentheses along with the trade name. there are both letters and numbers in the name. the chemical name is listed in parentheses before the generic name.

when reviewing a list of medications in a medication handbook, a nurse can identify the generic name for a medication in which of the following ways? it begins with a lowercase letter. it is listed in parentheses along with the trade name. there are both letters and numbers in the name. the chemical name is listed in parentheses before the generic name.

Answer

Answer:

It begins with a lowercase letter.

Brief Explanations:

Generic names of medications are not proprietary (unlike trade names). By convention, they start with a lowercase letter. Trade names start with an uppercase letter. A medication's generic name is not listed in parentheses with the trade name (the trade name is often in parentheses after the generic name when both are given). Having both letters and numbers in a name is more characteristic of some trade - named medications (like some biologics with complex naming conventions but not a defining feature of generic names). The chemical name is not listed before the generic name in the way described in the option.