How do you say tocilizumab-aazg? Pronunciation Series Episode 31

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Welcome to the 31st episode in my drug name pronunciation series. Today, we’re talking about tocilizumab-aazg, Tyenne ®, and Actemra®.

In this episode, I divide all three drug names into syllables, talk about tocilizumab’s suffix, tell you which syllables to emphasize, and share my sources. The written pronunciations can be helpful, so you can see them below and in the show notes on thepharmacistsvoice.com.

tocilizumab-aazg - TOE si LIZ ue mab A-A-Z-G (Say one letter at a time for “aazg.")

• Emphasize TOE and LIZ. Emphasize LIZ the most.
• Sources: USP Dictionary Online and Fresenius Kabi Media Relations

Tyenne = Tye-EN

• Emphasize EN
• Source: Medication Guide for Tyenne

Actemra = AC-TEM-RA

• No syllable is emphasized.
• Source: Medication Guide for Actemra

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Links from this episode

The Ohio Pharmacist’s Association https://www.ohiopharmacists.org

FDA Purple Book https://purplebooksearch.fda.gov/

Choosing a suffix: https://www.fda.gov/files/drugs/published/Nonproprietary-Naming-of-Biological-Products-Guidance-for-Industry.pdf (see page 10)

USP Dictionary Online (aka “USAN”) **Subscription-based resource

USP Dictionary’s (USAN) pronunciation guide (Free resource on the American Medical Association’s website)

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