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   Message 3,652 of 4,347   
   Brian Klauss to Dallas Hinton   
   Re: Drug names   
   15 Mar 21 13:15:00   
   
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   -=> Dallas Hinton wrote to Alexander Koryagin <=-   
      
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    DH> Hi, Alexander -- on Mar 15 2021 at 07:55, you wrote:   
      
      
    AK> Aspirin, Analgin, Interferon - should we begin them with capital   
    AK> letter?   
      
    DH> Most of the time, yes. They are brand names and must be spelled the   
    DH> way the owner wants. Aspirin, however, has become a generic word (so   
    DH> has "kleenex") meaning the owner has lost control of the name, so   
    DH> either with or without a capital is allowed.   
      
   Something to note... I've seen Kleenex refer to themselves in marketting   
   as "Kleenex-brand Tissue".   
      
      
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