Especially since the name Anusol is already taken.
(My dad always deliberately pronounced it Anus Oil, so I was always aware of the reason for that name!)
Never thought about where Ambien came from. But: bones are considered fossils, right? Hence the name Fosamax, a drug for treating osteroporosis.
“Max out your bone strength, with Fosamax!”
I didn’t have a clue about Ambien, either, and I do take it every so often. A family friend has a classic line about the possible addictive effects:
“I certainly look forward to being addicted to 8 hours of sleep a night” 
As for “K”, I think I just finally got it within the last year or so, too. Wow, that lightbulb smashed all over my head when it finally hit!
That’s making me giggle way too much. Sort of like our nephew who mis-pronounced ice cream as arse cream - it will forever be arse cream now in our house.
(Yeah, add me to the back of the clueless line.)
Huh. I always figured it was a take off on “ambient” which refers to peaceful, surrounding, encompassing - sort of like a good night’s sleep should be.
I was Director of Marketing for a large Pharmaceutical company for about 10 years and you wouldn’t believe how much time and market research goes into naming drugs. Starts off with brainstorming in a conference room and snowballs from there eventually ending with consumer round table discussions where the final 3 names get narrowed to one. And they **have **to be creative when naming drugs since 90% of what the group originally comes up with is already trademarked.
I thought like Fetchund. Ah well. It does make sense the other way…
I never thought about it. You’re not alone. I guess I accept that drugs will tend to have wacky names and ad campaigns. (That purple two eyed rhino monster that was pushing something or other, anyone?)
Terrific.
Now, it is in my mind as arse cream.
TYVM.
I never got this either.
Ditto, and I (used to) speak French!