What is a Generic Drug?
16-05-2023
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Overview:
The Central government recently issued a warning to doctors at the government-run hospitals and CGHS wellness centres to follow the prescribed rules for issuing generic medicines.
About Generic Drug:
- It is a medication that has exactly the same active ingredient as the brand-name drug and yields the same therapeutic effect.
- It is the same in dosing, safety, strength, quality, the way it works, the way it is taken, and the way it should be used.
- These similarities help to demonstrate bioequivalence, which means that a generic medicine works in the same way and provides the same clinical benefit as the brand-name medicine.
- They also have the same risks and benefits as their brand-name counterparts.
- Generic drugs do not need to contain the same inactive ingredients as the brand-name product.
- A generic drug can only be marketed after the brand name drug's patent has expired.
- Generic drugs are usually much less expensive than brand-name drugs.
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Q1) What is an allopathic medicine?
A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.