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A List Of Medication Inspired Names For Dogs & Other Animals

 

 

In this article a list of medication names for dogs and other animals is provided

Composed By: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP

Article posted 20 August 2022

Recently @HaPhanPharmD asked the twitterverse for good medication names for dogs. Many people commented, sharing some actual names of their pets (see below) or hypothetical names that would be a possible name for a dog (or pair of dogs).

As someone who once almost named a dog colistin (after an antibiotic I used to study), I can totally relate to wanting to name your dog after a medication name. From the chatter on social media many people from the world of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, and other healthcare professions feel the same.

Thinking that people may be looking for a list like this in the future (and just for good fun), the following list of medication names for dogs is provided. Most of this list is sourced from comments on social media. Some are what may be the formal name on the vet office visit (with the shortened version for daily use), while others are pun nicknames. I am admittedly biased towards favoring the antimicrobial drug names, go figure.

All of these medications can also of course be used for other pets beyond dogs. Scroll down for pairs of names and bonus medical names for pets.

  1. Penicillin (Penny for short)
  2. Nimbex
  3. Zofran (Zoe for short)
  4. Pawxlovid
  5. Taltz
  6. Amphoterrier B (Ampho or B for short)
  7. Verapawmil (Vera for short)
  8. Lidocaine (Caine for short)
  9. Augmentin (Auggie for short)
  10. Zosyn
  11. Vancosyn or vancopime (Vanc for short)
  12. Puppercillin
  13. Woofarin
  14. Plavix
  15. Cialis (Cia for short)
  16. Staxyn
  17. Ceftin
  18. Lasix (Lasi for short)
  19. Chloramphenicol (Chloe for short)
  20. Ozempic (Ozzzie for short)
  21. Moxifloxacin (Moxi for short)
  22. Flomax (Max for short)
  23. Zithromax (Max for short)
  24. Fidoxomicin (Fido for short)
  25. Merrem
  26. Dawgsycycline or Doggsycycline (Dawgsy for short)
  27. Lexapro (Lexie for short)
  28. Celexa
  29. Prozac (Zac for short)
  30. Paxil (Pax for short)
  31. Harvoni (Harvy for short)
  32. Mavyret (Mav for short)
  33. Rexulti (Rex for short)
  34. Ruxolitinib (Rux for short)
  35. Baricitinib (Bari for short)
  36. Jakafi (Jak for short)
  37. Xyzal
  38. Allegra (may be particularly funny if allergy issues)
  39. Yaz
  40. Levora
  41. Beyaz (Bey for short)
  42. Ocella
  43. Nora-BE (Nora or B for short)
  44. Mirena
  45. Adderall (Addie for short)
  46. Dexamethasone or Dexmeditomidine or Precedex or Dexedrine (Dex for short)
  47. Phenytoin (Pheny for short)
  48. Tessalon (Tess for short)
  49. Remifentanyl (Remi for short)
  50. Ketamine (Katy for short)
  51. Codeine (Codi for short)
  52. Marinol (Marin for short)
  53. Percocet (Perc for short)
  54. Doglaudid (Lauddie for short)
  55. Benzodiazepine (Benzo for short, can sing Ba-Ba-Benny and the pets to them)
  56. Midazolam (Dazzie or Dazzle for short)
  57. Xanax (Xanny for short)
  58. Haldog (Hal for short)
  59. Tikosyn (Tiko for short)
  60. Norepinephrine (Nori for short)
  61. Levophed (Levo for short)
  62. Montelukast (Monte for short)
  63. Bictegravir (Bic for short)
  64. Dogorubicin (Doggo for short)
  65. Famotidine (Fammy)

Here are names for pairs of dogs..

  1. Pip and tazo
  2. Ampicillin and gentamicin (short for Amp and Gent)
  3. Quinupristin and dolfopristin (short for Quinnie and Dolfo)
  4. Bella and Donna
  5. Carbidopa and Levodopa (short for Levo and Dopa)

Other bonus names from social media…

  • Henle (after loop of henle in the kidney)
  • Vitamin
  • Purrdaxa for a cat (call them Dax)
  • GABA (for the neurotransmitter)
  • Dopamine (Dopey for short)
  • Billy Rubin (after bilirubin, Billy for short)
  • Bezoar for a cat (Bezzie for short)
  • ECMO
  • QT (pronounced cutie)
  • Doppler

I hope you found this fun/helpful!

–@IDstewardship

 

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