diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 866453d..fd69555 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: CodelistGenerator
 Title: Identify Relevant Clinical Codes and Evaluate Their Use
-Version: 3.2.0
+Version: 3.2.0.900
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Edward", "Burn", email = "edward.burn@ndorms.ox.ac.uk", 
     role = c("aut", "cre"),
diff --git a/R/drugCodes.R b/R/drugCodes.R
index fb44a5e..69c359a 100644
--- a/R/drugCodes.R
+++ b/R/drugCodes.R
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ getATCCodes <- function(cdm,
 #' @param name Names of ingredients of interest. For example, c("acetaminophen",
 #' "codeine"), would result in a list of length two with the descendant
 #' concepts for these two particular drug ingredients.
+#' @param nameStyle Name style to apply to returned list. Can be one of
+#' "{concept_code}_{concept_name}", "{concept_code}", or "{concept_name}".
 #' @param doseForm Only descendants codes with the specified dose form
 #' will be returned. If NULL, descendant codes will be returned regardless
 #' of dose form.
@@ -214,11 +216,13 @@ getATCCodes <- function(cdm,
 #' @examples
 #' \dontrun{
 #' cdm <- mockVocabRef()
-#' getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab")
+#' getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab",
+#'                        nameStyle = "{concept_name}")
 #' CDMConnector::cdmDisconnect(cdm)
 #'}
 getDrugIngredientCodes <- function(cdm,
                                    name = NULL,
+                                   nameStyle = "{concept_code}_{concept_name}",
                                    doseForm = NULL,
                                    doseUnit = NULL,
                                    routeCategory = NULL,
@@ -236,6 +240,10 @@ getDrugIngredientCodes <- function(cdm,
     add = errorMessage,
     null.ok = TRUE
   )
+  checkmate::assert_choice(x = nameStyle,
+                           choices = c("{concept_code}_{concept_name}",
+                                       "{concept_code}",
+                                       "{concept_name}"))
   checkmate::assertCharacter(type, len = 1)
   checkmate::reportAssertions(collection = errorMessage)
 
@@ -303,14 +311,13 @@ getDrugIngredientCodes <- function(cdm,
       f = as.factor(ingredientCodes$ancestor_concept_id),
       drop = TRUE
     )
-
     names(ingredientCodes) <- dplyr::tibble(concept_id = names(ingredientCodes)) |>
     dplyr::mutate(seq = dplyr::row_number()) |>
       dplyr::left_join(ingredientConcepts |>
                           dplyr::mutate(concept_id = as.character(.data$concept_id)),
                        by= "concept_id") |>
-      dplyr::mutate(new_name = paste0(.data$concept_code, "_",
-                                      omopgenerics::toSnakeCase(.data$concept_name))) |>
+      dplyr::mutate(concept_name = paste0(omopgenerics::toSnakeCase(.data$concept_name)),
+                    new_name = glue::glue(nameStyle)) |>
       dplyr::arrange(seq) |>
       dplyr::pull("new_name")
 
diff --git a/man/getDrugIngredientCodes.Rd b/man/getDrugIngredientCodes.Rd
index ac9f226..78ce64a 100644
--- a/man/getDrugIngredientCodes.Rd
+++ b/man/getDrugIngredientCodes.Rd
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 getDrugIngredientCodes(
   cdm,
   name = NULL,
+  nameStyle = "{concept_code}_{concept_name}",
   doseForm = NULL,
   doseUnit = NULL,
   routeCategory = NULL,
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ getDrugIngredientCodes(
 "codeine"), would result in a list of length two with the descendant
 concepts for these two particular drug ingredients.}
 
+\item{nameStyle}{Name style to apply to returned list. Can be one of
+"{concept_code}_{concept_name}", "{concept_code}", or "{concept_name}".}
+
 \item{doseForm}{Only descendants codes with the specified dose form
 will be returned. If NULL, descendant codes will be returned regardless
 of dose form.}
@@ -51,7 +55,8 @@ Get descendant codes for drug ingredients
 \examples{
 \dontrun{
 cdm <- mockVocabRef()
-getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab")
+getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab",
+                       nameStyle = "{concept_name}")
 CDMConnector::cdmDisconnect(cdm)
 }
 }
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-dbms.R b/tests/testthat/test-dbms.R
index 1df9713..259ce6d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-dbms.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-dbms.R
@@ -49,8 +49,22 @@ test_that("redshift", {
   expect_true(nrow(asthma) > 0)
 
   # drug ingredients
-  expect_no_error(metformin <- getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm, "metformin"))
+  expect_no_error(metformin <- getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm, "metformin",
+                                                      nameStyle = "{concept_name}"))
   expect_true(inherits(metformin, "codelist"))
+  expect_true("metformin" %in% names(metformin))
+
+  expect_no_error(metformin_2 <- getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm, "metformin",
+                                                      nameStyle = "{concept_code}"))
+  expect_true("6809" %in% names(metformin_2))
+
+  expect_no_error(metformin_3 <- getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm, "metformin",
+                                                        nameStyle = "{concept_code}_{concept_name}"))
+  expect_true("6809_metformin" %in% names(metformin_3))
+
+  expect_error(getDrugIngredientCodes(cdm, "metformin",
+                                         nameStyle = "something else"))
+
 
   # achilles
   cdm$achilles_results <- cdm$condition_occurrence %>%
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-drugCodes.R b/tests/testthat/test-drugCodes.R
index 2d31184..87ace0e 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-drugCodes.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-drugCodes.R
@@ -395,6 +395,14 @@ test_that("no duplicate names example 1",{
                                  overwrite = TRUE)
   attr(cdm, "write_schema") <- "main"
 
+  expect_error(getDrugIngredientCodes(
+    cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab", nameStyle = "{concept_name}"
+  ))
+
+  expect_no_error(getDrugIngredientCodes(
+    cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab", nameStyle = "{concept_code}"
+  ))
+
   ingredient_list <- getDrugIngredientCodes(
     cdm = cdm, name = "Adalimumab"
   )