1
: of or relating to a brand name
brand-name products
2
: having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name
brand-name authors
the … party lacks brand-name guests or good food—
Ryan Lizza
Ryan Lizza1
: an arbitrarily adopted name that is given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article or service to distinguish it as produced or sold by that manufacturer or merchant and that may be used and protected as a trademark
2
: one having a well-known and usually highly regarded or marketable name
Examples of brand-name in a Sentence
Noun
The drug is sold under several brand names.
Recent Examples on the WebSarah Owermohle, STAT, 23 May 2024
Will the Compounded Drugs Run Out, Too? While brand-name versions of semaglutide have been in and out of shortage, there does not seem to be a concern with compounded versions running out at this point.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 21 May 2024
Here’s why: The patents listed in the registry are cited by brand-name drugmakers to put their generic rivals on notice about certain types of patents that are claimed for a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
This refers to the period of time in which a generic company cannot use study data generated by brand-name manufacturers to win regulatory approval to sell a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Among the accomplishments highlighted by Biden and Sanders were the Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin costs at $35 for Medicare patients and out-of-pocket spending on brand-name drugs for Medicare beneficiaries to $2,000 yearly.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Generic Viagra is just as effective as brand-name Viagra but comes at a lower cost.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2023, across our entire member population of approximately 90 million Americans, three brand-name drugs (Humira, Ozempic, and Stelara) cost more than every single generic drug combined.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Then there is money: While U.S.C.’s brand-name football program helped its athletic department generate $187 million last year, Dartmouth’s basketball program operated at a $855,000 loss last season, according to testimony from the hearing.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
But even with Netflix’s smaller footprint, advertisers are eager to buy title sponsorships, in which brand names can be placed adjacent to the streamer’s most popular shows.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Just search for your medication, brand name or generic.
—Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Community groups and health officials grappling with the devastating toll of fentanyl have pushed to equip more people with naloxone, a medicine that can stop opioid overdoses and is commonly sold as a nasal spray under the brand name Narcan.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The separate brand names, Froedtert and ThedaCare, have remained under the new, regional health system.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
After Mudd’s untimely passing, his family sold the Cinnabar tasting room and brand name to Mosley, who moved the operation to Gilroy.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
Sensing the potential for their own brand to succeed in the burgeoning wristwatch market, Wilsdorf dreamed up and secured the brand name Rolex in 1908.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
The challenges span 20 different brand name drugs — including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic — and is part of an effort to promote competition and lower drug prices.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 May 2024
Adjective
In their letter, E&C Republicans questioned a number of stockpile contracts, in particular a nearly $400 million agreement with Genentech to provide brand-name Tamiflu to the stockpile.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 23 May 2024
Will the Compounded Drugs Run Out, Too? While brand-name versions of semaglutide have been in and out of shortage, there does not seem to be a concern with compounded versions running out at this point.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 21 May 2024
Here’s why: The patents listed in the registry are cited by brand-name drugmakers to put their generic rivals on notice about certain types of patents that are claimed for a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
This refers to the period of time in which a generic company cannot use study data generated by brand-name manufacturers to win regulatory approval to sell a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
Among the accomplishments highlighted by Biden and Sanders were the Inflation Reduction Act provisions capping insulin costs at $35 for Medicare patients and out-of-pocket spending on brand-name drugs for Medicare beneficiaries to $2,000 yearly.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Generic Viagra is just as effective as brand-name Viagra but comes at a lower cost.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
In 2023, across our entire member population of approximately 90 million Americans, three brand-name drugs (Humira, Ozempic, and Stelara) cost more than every single generic drug combined.
—David Joyner, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Then there is money: While U.S.C.’s brand-name football program helped its athletic department generate $187 million last year, Dartmouth’s basketball program operated at a $855,000 loss last season, according to testimony from the hearing.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Noun
The oldest and best known of these medications is disulfiram – sold under the brand name Antabuse – a compound that was first used in the American rubber industry.
—Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
But even with Netflix’s smaller footprint, advertisers are eager to buy title sponsorships, in which brand names can be placed adjacent to the streamer’s most popular shows.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Just search for your medication, brand name or generic.
—Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
Community groups and health officials grappling with the devastating toll of fentanyl have pushed to equip more people with naloxone, a medicine that can stop opioid overdoses and is commonly sold as a nasal spray under the brand name Narcan.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The separate brand names, Froedtert and ThedaCare, have remained under the new, regional health system.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
After Mudd’s untimely passing, his family sold the Cinnabar tasting room and brand name to Mosley, who moved the operation to Gilroy.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
Sensing the potential for their own brand to succeed in the burgeoning wristwatch market, Wilsdorf dreamed up and secured the brand name Rolex in 1908.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
The challenges span 20 different brand name drugs — including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic — and is part of an effort to promote competition and lower drug prices.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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“Brand-name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-name. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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