Galileo Galilei (. [É¡aliËlÉËo É¡aliËlÉËi] ; 15 February 1564 â 8 January 1642), was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician who played a major role in the scientific revolution during the Renaissance.
Generic (official) name. Brand (proprietary or trademark or trade) name. For example, phenytoin is the generic name and Dilantin is a brand name for the same drug. The generic name is assigned, in the United States, by an official bodyâthe United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council.
Generic Seasonique is sold under the names Amethiaâ¢ and Camreseâ¢. For birth control pills, generic manufacturers almost always choose to give the medications their own brand-like names, mostly to avoid confusion among the many very similar (but different) generic birth control pills.