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The drug naming process comprises three components: the chemical name for the molecular structure of a drug, its generic name and its brand name. The reason for having both a generic name and a brand name is because a generic name may be used by all who wish to refer to this substance, whereas a brand name is owned by the firm that markets that drug.

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