"Where name and image meet"---the argument for "adrenaline"

Aronson, Jeffrey K

doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7233.506

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“…Epinephrine was first described by John Abel, a pharmacologist, in 1897 [4]. He extracted a chemical from adrenal glands and named it epinephrine, from the Greek for 'on top of the kidneys'.…”

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Epinephrine in anaphylaxis

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Lieberman²

2015

Current Opinion in Allergy &Amp; Clinical Immunology

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Epinephrine in anaphylaxis

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2015

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“…The key example is adrenaline. Aronson argued on both a historical and etymological basis that adrenaline was the correct name and that the use of epinephrine would lead to serious errors (6). Adrenaline and noradrenaline (both British Approved Names) are to be retained in conjunction with their recommended international names of epinephrine and norepinephrine.…”

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BANs to rINNS

Cox

Langford

2004

J Clin Pharm Ther

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Summary Medical errors are increasingly being highlighted as an unnecessary cause of morbidity and mortality. Such situations are increasingly likely to occur if each country has its own improved name for each individual drug, particularly as healthcare staff are becoming increasingly mobile across the world. Standardization of drug names will help reduce the risk of such errors. However because of the change between BANs and rINNS there is potential for short‐term problems. Healthcare staff need to be aware of such problems to try and minimize the damage they could potentially cause. In the longer term these name changes will hopefully prevent errors from occurring.

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“…A long discussion preceded the first introduction of Henry Dale's preference for ‘adrenaline’ (3). Although ‘adrenaline’ is the British approved name, and ‘epinephrine’ is the recommended international non‐proprietary name, most countries use the term ‘adrenaline’ instead of ‘epinephrine’ (4–7). Furthermore, ‘adrenaline’ reminds of its origin in the adrenal gland.…”

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“…Furthermore, ‘adrenaline’ reminds of its origin in the adrenal gland. The chemically correct term would anyway be dihydroxyphenylmethylaminoethanol (4). By analogy, the same should hold true for noradrenaline rather than norepinephrine.…”

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Suggestions for a uniform terminology in allergology and pneumology

Niggemann

2008

Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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As authors tend to use different terms for the same entity or meaning, it may be the time for a uniformly use terminology in allergology and pneumology. The proposals reflect personal suggestions and are not authorized by any consensus conference, task force or specialized society. Presented are proposals for concepts- it was not intended to give definitions, which would open an even broader field of differing opinions. To avoid misunderstandings and to standardize scientific language, it seems sensible to agree on a single term - even if several alternatives are possible.

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"Where name and image meet"---the argument for "adrenaline"

Cited by 51 publications

References 16 publications

Epinephrine in anaphylaxis

Epinephrine in anaphylaxis

BANs to rINNS

Suggestions for a uniform terminology in allergology and pneumology

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