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title: "Product synonyms"
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updated: 2026-06-25T10:24:07Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:24:07Z
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# Product synonyms

In most circumstances, drug products have different types of names, including:

- **Chemical names**: the most important of which is the IUPAC name. These are the scientific names, based on the molecular structure of the drug.
- Generic or non-proprietary names, the most important of which are International Non-proprietary Names (INNs). These are usually indicated via their stems and what drug class the drug belongs to.
- Trade names, which are brand names or trademark names.

To keep track of the different names for a product, Life Sciences Supply Chain Management provides the capability to define multiple synonyms for a product and search the list of items by synonyms.

Users can define product synonyms for a selected product in the **Product synonyms** form (**Product information management** > **Products** > **Released products** > **Product tab** > **Product synonyms**).

All the synonyms associated with items can be viewed in the **Product synonyms by item** inquiry (**Inventory management** > **Inquiries and reports** > **Product synonyms** > **Product synonyms by item**). The information listed in this inquiry can be filtered to easily retrieve a specific item regardless of the name used for the search.