Pharmacist's Voice - How do you say naltrexone (Vivitrol)? Pronunciation Series Episode 21 - Kim Newlove | Podcast

How do you say naltrexone (Vivitrol)? Pronunciation Series Episode 21

OCT 06, 2023

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Welcome to my drug name pronunciation series! In this episode, I divide naltrexone and Vivitrol into syllables, explain which syllables have the emphasis, and reveal the sources of my information. The written pronunciations are in the show notes on https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.

The purpose of my pronunciation episodes is to provide the intended pronunciations of drug names (from reliable sources) so that you feel more confident saying them and less frustrated learning them.

Naltrexone is a prescription medication used to treat both alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder. It’s available as an oral tablet and an IM injection.

Naltrexone has 3 syllables: nal TREX one. *Emphasize the 2nd syllable, TREX.

📌 Nal, which rhymes with “pal.”

📌 TREX, which rhymes with Chex (a breakfast cereal sold in the US)

📌 one, as in “I own a motorcycle.”

Vivitrol also has 3 syllables: VIV i trol. *Emphasize the 1st syllable, VIV.

🔵 Viv, as in Vivian (a female first name in the US)

🔵 i, which is the schwa ‘I’ sound (a short “I” sound), like the “I” in the word, “decimal.”

🔵 Trol, which rhymes with fall

Where did I find the pronunciations? Naltrexone is in the USP Dictionary Online, and Vivitrol was in the medication guide on vivitrol.com.

I am not compensated for mentioning the USP Dictionary Online, and I have permission to share written pronunciations from their dictionary. (Thanks USP Legal Dept!). I’m also not compensated for mentioning any of the drugs in my pronunciation episodes.

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Links from this episode

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

USP Dictionary’s (USAN) pronunciation guide (Source: American Medical Association’s

website)

https://www.vivitrol.com/

Vivitrol medication guide

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