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Gilead is the name of the pharmaceutical company, not the drug. The trade name of the drug is Sunlenca; the generic name is lenacapavir.
by duskwuff 2y ago
Gilead is the name of the pharmaceutical company, not the drug.
The trade name of the drug is Sunlenca; the generic name is lenacapavir.
- mikeyouse 2y agoAnd fwiw, the company Gilead is indeed named for the Balm of Gilead.
- kube-system 2y agoManufacturer names are frequently associated with their products. e.g. nobody says "did you get Comirnaty or Spikevax?
- bobthepanda 2y agoDescovy and Truvada are already more commonly referred to by their marketing names than with Gilead’s. Hard to see how this new shot would be different.