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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1991 Issue 1 (January)
CPT 1991 Trade and Generic Drug Cross-Reference (Spring 1991)
Spring 1991 page 13-end
Coding Commentary
CPT 1991 Trade and Generic Drug Cross-Reference
Chemistry and toxicology evaluations for drugs are a major component of the CPT laboratory medicine section. As a rule, CPT lists the generic (nonproprietary) names of drugs whenever possible. This table will assist you in cross-referencing commonly used trade names of drugs with their generic names. A generic drug may be listed more than once, as a drug may be manufactured by several companies, resulting in several trade names. The trade names in this chart are limited to those marketed in the United States. Due to...
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