Question : SQL Query - Syntax ( SQL 2005 / 2008 )

I have a Table Name  - Medications

We have MedicationName - Column

I need to perform -

Select MedicationName from Medications

But " MedicationName " has values - [WORD1 WORD2 WORD3].

I need to pick only WORD1. I need to ignore all characters after space

Answer : SQL Query - Syntax ( SQL 2005 / 2008 )

SELECT LEFT(MedicationName, CHARINDEX(' ', MedicationName + ' ') - 1) AS FirstWord
FROM Medications