@[email protected] to Ask ScienceEnglish • 4 days agoIf a drug/chemical name starts with a "D-" or "L-" how is it supposed to be pronounced?message-square3fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareIf a drug/chemical name starts with a "D-" or "L-" how is it supposed to be pronounced?@[email protected] to Ask ScienceEnglish • 4 days agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@FourPacketsOfPeanutslinkEnglish11•4 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-square@PlantJamlinkEnglish7•4 days agoSome drugs even spell it out for you, like esomeprazole, which is the S enantiomer of omeprazole.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-24 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.