In
pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and a generic
name.
For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name of
acetaminophen. Aleve is also called naproxen. Amoxil is
also called
amoxicillin and Advil is also called ibuprofen.
The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After
careful
consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced
that
it has settled on the generic name of mycoxafloppin. Also
considered were
mycoxafailin, mydixadud, mydixadrupin, mydixarizin, dixafix and, of
course,
ibepokin.
Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in
liquid
form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable
for
use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally
pour himself a
stiff one.
Obviously, we can no longer call this a soft
drink, and it gives new meaning to
the names of "cocktails," "highballs," and just
a good old-fashioned "stiff drink."
Pepsi will market the new concoction by
the name of "MOUNT & DO."