Drug Word ideas part 1

Okay, so this is what I have so far this week....

Flumadine

When you have the flu, you wish you could just stand at the rim of a volcano and jump in. Hence Flumadine=rimantadine

Famvir

It's the family cycle of things. Hence Famvir=famcyclovir

Symmetrel

Amanta (like Amanda...) is beautiful because she's symmetrical. Hence Symmetrel = amantadine

Retrovir

Retroactive means something starts from before. Apply this concept loosely to the alphabet and think of saying the alphabet backwards, starting with Z. This leads me to zidovudine. I remember the "vu" in the middle because I'm saying the alphabet backwards. Hence Retrovir = zidovudine.

Valtrex

Honestly, I just know this from the commercials... Valtrex = valacyclovir. I suppose they both start with "v" and it helps with the herpes cycle....

Tamiflu

When the flu hits, the pharmacies sell a lot of stuff. "Oh, it's selling time!" O - sel - tam- i vir. Hence Tamiflu = oseltamivir.

Qualaquin

This is quinine. They're very similar so I don't have a trick.

YF - Vax is simple, YF stands for Yellow Fever, VAX is vaccine

Zovirax

For this I think of something being from A-Z to give me the tip that it starts with an "A". Then I recall it's similar to another word, valacyclovir. Hence Zovirax = acyclovir.

I'm still working on Combivir, Lariam and Plaquenil. I'll let you know if I come up with anything for them....