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3.Quinine -connected to Countess of Chinchon 'DONA Francisca Henrique de
Rivera' famed for use of Cinchona bark in Peru
4.This is a tough one- Barbiturates is named after a charming lady called
Barbara. Roger Vadim's film is Barbarella .I hope I have given the correct
answer!
5.Pyridostigmine has first 6 alphabets of pyridoxine- so half of a vitamin
6.Trental (oxpentifylline) perhaps named after Trento(Trentino Alto Adigo)
Or
Romazicon (US Brandname for Flumazenil)after Roma!
7.Sodium nitroprusside :its medicinal properties were known since 1850's
8.Tizanidine and Nizatidine ,Adamantanamine and Amantadine are two
anagrams
I collected many examples of near anagrams-here we go!
Periactin & Pariet;Zoladex & Xeloda;Imigran & Migranil;
Aricept & Viracept; Ciprofloxacin & Ofloxacin; Stelazine &
Azelastine;Levallorphan & Levorphanol;Cozaar & Zorac; Canesten
& Citanest;Atropine & Ditropan
9. Warfarin(after,Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation)and Delavirdine-
Rescriptor-(After Delaware)
10.This is the toughest!
Invirase and Inversine(Mecamylamine)named after Inverness
Tiebreaker:I will chose the brandname:LARGACTIL
Christmas Quiz Reply
1.Stanozolol,(Stromba,Sanofi-Synthelabo)
2.Xanax (Alprazolam,Pharmacia)
3.Quinine -connected to Countess of Chinchon 'DONA Francisca Henrique de
Rivera' famed for use of Cinchona bark in Peru
4.This is a tough one- Barbiturates is named after a charming lady called
Barbara. Roger Vadim's film is Barbarella .I hope I have given the correct
answer!
5.Pyridostigmine has first 6 alphabets of pyridoxine- so half of a vitamin
6.Trental (oxpentifylline) perhaps named after Trento(Trentino Alto Adigo)
Or
Romazicon (US Brandname for Flumazenil)after Roma!
7.Sodium nitroprusside :its medicinal properties were known since 1850's
8.Tizanidine and Nizatidine ,Adamantanamine and Amantadine are two
anagrams
I collected many examples of near anagrams-here we go!
Periactin & Pariet;Zoladex & Xeloda;Imigran & Migranil;
Aricept & Viracept; Ciprofloxacin & Ofloxacin; Stelazine &
Azelastine;Levallorphan & Levorphanol;Cozaar & Zorac; Canesten
& Citanest;Atropine & Ditropan
9. Warfarin(after,Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation)and Delavirdine-
Rescriptor-(After Delaware)
10.This is the toughest!
Invirase and Inversine(Mecamylamine)named after Inverness
Tiebreaker:I will chose the brandname:LARGACTIL
Competing interests: No competing interests