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    why do a lot of medications end with in

    for example aspirin metformin etc

    +1  Views: 299 Answers: 3 Posted: 14 years ago

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    I think they get together each week and decide to name all the new drugs that week ending with the same "in, mol, lol, or whatever comes to mind.
    How about paracetamol?
    No idea but it is true so come on budding chemists set us straight.


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