Most Hilarious "Genetic Subscription" Mispronunciations

If you’ve ever been asked to fill a “genetic subscription” or had a patient confuse hydrocortisone with hydrocodone, then you know that pharmacy-related mispronunciations can be a recipe for hilarity.



Pharmacists have stressful jobs, so we need to just laugh off the stress sometimes. Whenever I’m having a bad day, a patient who brutalizes a generic drug name puts a smile on my face. That's why I created this list.



As promised in my previous post on the Top Mispronounced Brand-Name Drugs, here is my latest installment of commonly (and comically) mispronounced generic drug names, with mispronunciations in parentheses:



My Personal Favorites

Gabapentin (Galapin, Gabatins, Gabateen, Gabby-pentin, Gaga-pentin, Gaba-tini)

(Galapin, Gabatins, Gabateen, Gabby-pentin, Gaga-pentin, Gaba-tini) Lisinopril (Lisaprel, Lisinop, Lisin-o-pearls, Lis-niss-o-pril, Lis-pril-nil)

(Lisaprel, Lisinop, Lisin-o-pearls, Lis-niss-o-pril, Lis-pril-nil) Metformin (Metamorphin, Metaform)

(Metamorphin, Metaform) Metoprolol (Meto-top-pro-lawl, Marcopolo, Metropole, Meto-pro-pol, Metro-polo, Metropolitan)

(Meto-top-pro-lawl, Marcopolo, Metropole, Meto-pro-pol, Metro-polo, Metropolitan) Omeprazole (Omeprazoleee, Omaprezoli, Oh-me-praise-all, Ohmeeprazole, O-me-pra-zola, Omprez-olay)

The Rest of the List



1. Acyclovir (A-silly-clover, A-c-clover)



2. Allopurinol (Almopurinol)



3. Alprazolam (Ala-pra-zam, Alpra-kazam)



4. Amitriptyline (Ami-trampoline)



5. Amlodipine (Amalodipine, Ama-da-peen)



6. Atenolol (A-ten-ol)



7. Atorvastatin (At-or-vastatin, Astro-vastin)



8. Benazepril (Benzpril)



9. Candesartan (Candy-sartan)



10. Carvedilol (Carve-a-die-lawl, Car-va-dol)



11. Cefdinir (Sef-for-dinner)



12. Celecoxib (Sell-ee-cox-a-bob)



13. Cetirizine (Set-tra-zine)



14. Citalopram (City-ala-pram)



15. Clonazepam (Cloz-a-pam, Colon-zap-am)



16. Clopidogrel (Clop-i-dopy, Cloppy-dog-roll, Kloppa-do-grel)



17. Coumadin (Cooter-man)



18. Diclofenac (Dic-lo-finny-ac)



19. Dipyridamole (Dippy-ride-a-mole)



20. Domperidone (Dom-perig-non)



21. Donepezil (Done-puzzle)



22. Escitalopram (Es-ka-tally-pram)



23. Furosemide (Furo-moose-hide)



24. Gemfibrozil (Gem-from-brazil)



25. Glipizide (Glippy-zide, Glip-i-zoid)



26. Hydrocodone (Hydro-corn-dog, Hi-dro-co-de-own, Hy-drock-a-done)



27. Ibuprofen (I-be-profen, Imb-profin)



28. Insulin (In-suh-lint)



29. Lactulose (Lact-o-loose)



30. Levetiracetam (Le-ve-te-ric)



31. Lorazepam (Laura-zap-em)



32. Lovastatin (Low-vast-a-tin)



33. Metronidazole (Meh-tron-uh-dazzle, Me-tron-dizzle)



34. Montelukast (Monte-lu-cast, Monkey-lust)



35. Oxycodone (Oxycodine, Oxy-cotton)



36. Pantoprazole (Pant-a-pro-zolie)



37. Pravastatin (Pravstin)



38. Progestin (Puh-jest-reen)



39. Ranitidine (Rangatang, Ran-a-dine)



40. Ropinirole (Rope-in-roley, Ro-pin-rolee, Rom-pin-roley)



41. Simvastatin (Simvastin, Simva-stay-son, Sim-vass-tin)



42. Tadalafil (TADA-la-fil)



43. Tamsulosin (Tams-o-loss-in)



44. Temazepam (Te-max-ipam)



45. Theophylline (Theo-fillin)



46. Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazide (Triamerene/Hydrochloride)



47. Warfarin (Warfern, Warlock)



48. Zolpidem (Zolpy-dim, Zolpi-derm, Zo-pee-dum)



I think all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can agree that it’s amazing what you hear after working in the profession for a while. So, if you haven’t heard some of these yet, trust me…you will!