How to Use brand-name in a Sentence

brand-name

1 of 2 adjective
  • Advil and Motrin are both brand-name drugs that contain ibuprofen.
    Dory Zayas, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • There's no way for patients to know which brand-name drugs used Synapse research.
    Anna Edney Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2024
  • The bottom line: The balance of power is shifting back to the brand-name GLP-1 drugmakers.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the problem doesn’t stop with snail slime; there are allegedly fake brand-name perfumes and trendy to-go cups.
    WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Most brand-name lip oils average $25, with some even costing up to $40.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2023
  • That is seen as a sign of Clark’s continued brand-name appeal, more than a decade after his death.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Generic Viagra can cost up to 80% less than the brand-name version.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • A good many brand-name directors made movies this year, fine films that don’t quite reach the first tier of their filmographies.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The high costs of brand-name drugs Underpayments aren’t only seen for drugs like Ozempic.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • For months, Democrats worried that No Labels, the centrist group that claimed to have a $70 million war chest, would field a brand-name candidate.
    Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Avoid choosing brand-name items based solely on the name or their color or visual appeal.
    Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Brenetta Smith used to buy brand-name foods like Oreos and Doritos without thinking twice.
    Lora Kelley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Of course, good clothing is often synonymous with high-end, brand-name gear that costs a fortune, but keeping warm doesn’t always have to break the bank.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The list prices of many brand-name prescription medications are nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in Canada.
    Julia Ingram, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Drugmakers raised prices on 60% of brand-name drugs last year, Kautzner said, adding that Express Scripts saved its members about $64 billion that year.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • The shortage has forced patients to search for alternatives or pay for more expensive brand-name drugs.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Hannity continued to help Trump into the next campaign year, even as the brand-name journalists were heading for the door.
    Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Grocery Outlet, the chain known for discounting brand-name groceries, saw a similar trend in the first quarter.
    Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • In the next few years, additional brand-name GLP-1 agonist drugs will likely make it to market.
    C. Michael White, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2024
  • These store-brand products are usually cheaper than brand-name ones but are much more profitable for the retailer.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The price of brand-name Viagra can be higher compared to its generic equivalent.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • The site offers brand-name Narcan nasal spray as well as generic naloxone kits with vials, a syringe and an atomizer.
    The Dallas Morning News, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But for generics, the FDA guided consumers to an obscure database with codes that indicate whether a generic is deemed to be equivalent to the brand-name drug.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • Compounded drugs typically come with a needle and a vial, rather than a pre-filled pen, as the brand-name medications do.
    Julia Ingram, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • And, given the fact that writer-producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord are once again on board, well … don’t be surprised if a brand-name toy variation of the superhero shows up, too.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
  • Beyond the brand-name franchises and big-name players taking the field, that’s the dynamic that should make this matchup most interesting.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The meal includes brand-name versions of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans and mushroom soup.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, which can be huffed to produce a high, while alprazolam is the generic form of brand-name Xanax.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The three major insulin makers have also come out with unbranded versions of their own brand-name insulins.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
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brand name

2 of 2 noun
  • The drug is sold under several brand names.
  • Almost all of these references relate to the brand name of the fund.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The product is available under the brand name Green Field Farms.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 25 Sep. 2021
  • So, Betadine is the brand name for a chemical compound called povidone iodine or iodopovidone.
    Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • This kind of advertisement promotes the prescription drug with its brand name, but has to list side effects and risks as clearly as its benefits.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Most directory websites consist of a business's brand name, address, phone number and website address.
    Don Dodds, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • It was subsequently merged with Sony’s pre-existing Funimation but with the Crunchyroll brand name retained.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Six claims to the Dogecoin brand name are currently with the office, with its original creators and supporters competing against a pack of other spin-offs that have latched onto the name.
    Declan Harty, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Haier, based in Qingdao, China, has the rights to use the GE brand name through 2056.
    Jeff Amy, ajc, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Here’s where the mini mandarins—brand name: Cuties—come in.
    Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Ozempic is the brand name for a drug called semaglutide.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The source claims that Pixel Notepad is the working brand name for the handset.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Jan. 2022
  • It is sold under the brand name Mifeprex and sometimes known as RU-486.
    Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Despite the brand name, these chairs are suitable for adults, too.
    Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Take photos of the luggage and note the brand name and dimensions.
    New York Times, 9 July 2022
  • CoolSculpting is the brand name of a system that freezes and damages fat cells.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The onions here were available under the brand name Green Giant Fresh in 2, 3, and 5-pound bags.
    Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Available in silver and red, this machine has the brand name printed on the front.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The drug will be marketed under the brand name Pyrukynd.
    Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Importantly, the brand name does not limit the duo to bags.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Her first creation was a pair of leggings printed with the brand name.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2022
  • These products are sold under the brand name Afrin and others.
    Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
  • His youngest child, Laurie Edling, said the brand name was a constant reminder of their loss.
    Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Sage and Biogen plan to start selling the pill under the brand name Zurzuvae before the end of this year.
    By hannah Miao, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Nor did researchers name any brand names of the products that were tested.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Consumers could be more trusting of a text that appears to be from a brand name or a big bank, too.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022
  • About 60% of the higher-cost new drugs were sold under a brand name, and the rest were generics, Griffith said.
    oregonlive, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The Titleist Ball Factory 3 is the heartbeat of the most famous brand name in golf.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
  • But Malayalis will quickly identify with the brand name and spread the word.
    Harish Pullanoor, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2023
  • According to a criminal complaint, the surviving children had to be given the overdose reversal drug naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

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