Reconciling Differences
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Mentioned in this episode
NaPodPoMo\\xa0
Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro Online Course
United States Adopted Names Council\\xa0
I\\u2019m publishing one podcast episode per day in the month of November 2020 as part of a challenge called NaPodPoMo.\\xa0 It stands for National Podcast Post Month.\\xa0 November is National Podcast Post Month, and the goal of the challenge is 30 podcast episodes in 30 days.\\xa0
Most of my episodes this month have talked about my new online course:\\xa0 Pronounce Drug Names Like a Pro.\\xa0 You can find it at kimnewlove.com or visit thepharmacistsvoice.com and click on the store button. \\xa0
In today\\u2019s episode, I talk about reconciling some differences about drug name pronunciations and share some thoughts and feelings I had while I developed my course. \\xa0
\\u201cReconcile\\u201d in this podcast episode means, \\u201cto accept something unpleasant.\\u201d \\xa0
Making the right choices can be hard.\\xa0 I had to make some tough choices when I created my drug name pronunciation course, including getting my information from the right sources.
Examples of differences I had to reconcile while building my pronunciation course. \\xa0
- Identical spelling does not mean identical pronunciation.\\xa0 Ex:\\xa0 hydroxyzine and hydroxychloroquine.\\xa0 Ex:\\xa0 oxytocin, oxycodone, and oxybutynin.\\xa0 You have to look at the written pronunciation from the USP Dictionary Online, not the spelling of the drug name. Drug names are not normal English words.\\xa0 They can\\u2019t be sounded out.\\xa0 Knowing where to separate the drug name into syllables and how to pronounce those syllables are explained in the USP Dictionary Online. \\xa0
- I used pronunciations established by those who name brand and generic drugs in the US.\\xa0 Drug names need to be pronounced a certain way so we are all on the same page with safety in mind. \\xa0
3.\\xa0 I propose official [brand and generic] drug name pronunciations become available for free for everyone to easily access.
4.\\xa0 I propose institutions of higher learning teach drug name pronunciations.\\xa0 \\u201cGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.\\u201d\\xa0 Professors have an opportunity to teach students how to pronounce drug names when they are young, so they will be able to do it for their entire careers. \\xa0
5.\\xa0 I propose everyone vet their sources carefully.\\xa0 Don\\u2019t let mispronouncing drug names become a bad habit.\\xa0
I will return to my regular schedule of releasing one episode each Friday, starting December 4.
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Reconciling the difference between living at their goal weight with proper diet and exercise on a special TV show set with a supportive trainer and returning to \\u201cthe real world\\u201d takes effort.\\xa0 That\\u2019s why contestants often relapse.\\xa0 Those contestants slip into survival mode.\\xa0 They do what they have to do to survive.\\xa0 I\\u2019m sure they find a happy medium between the perfect performance we saw on TV and the obese person we saw on day one.\\xa0 I\\u2019m not judging.\\xa0 I\\u2019m just saying that reconciling differences is real.\\xa0 TV Shows like the biggest loser are a great example because the transformation is physical.\\xa0 We can see someone lose weight as they reconcile differences with diet and exercise.\\xa0 They accept their unpleasant reality and move forward because they want to win the\\xa0
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It is sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion.
It\'s difficult to reconcile such different points of view.
How can you reconcile your fur coat and/with your love of animals?
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How can there be so many different pronunciations? \\xa0
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We learn things wrong, then continue to say them wrong out of habit. \\xa0
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- Oxy vs. oxi
- Hydroxy vs hydroxi
- $348 paywall
- Not taught in schools
- People accept what they see on the internet instead of looking into the root of the drug.\\xa0 Why wouldn\\u2019t you go to the people who named the drug to learn how to pronounce it? \\xa0
- I would like to see some standardization:\\xa0 medication guides, info on the internet, what\\u2019s put out by pharmacies in leaflets
- I would like there to be a comprehensive database for drug name pronunciations, and I would like to be part of the voiceover team for the project! \\xa0
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There is a $348 pay wall between the right answers, and people want free.\\xa0 People are impatient, and they want whatever is available NOW.\\xa0 The people who put out the dictionary should also put out a pronunciation service. \\xa0
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People want a pharmacology lesson, but really they also need a pronunciation lesson.
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