How do you pronounce Genentech "bevacizumab (Avastin alias)? More precisely, is the "-CI-" prounounced "-ky-", "-ki", "-sy-", "-if-", or something else?
Yes, pronouced as "SCI" scissor.
Bevacizumab
Say: beh-vah-SIH-zoo-mab
Brand (s): Avastin
Reference: http://www.everydayhealth.com/DrugsAZ/Bevacizumab-Solution.aspx Flag
Speaking as a pharmacy technician, I would say "Bev-uh-SIH-zoo-mab" but I do not know for certain.
Posted on February 18, 2010.