Guest guest Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Generic Drugs: A generic drug (generic drugs, short: generics) is a drug which is produced and distributed without patent protection. The generic drug may still have a patent on the formulation but not on the active ingredient. A generic must contain the same active ingredients as the original formulation. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), generic drugs are identical or bioequivalent to the brand name counterpart with respect to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. By extension, therefore, generics are identical in dose, strength, route of administration, safety, efficacy, and intended use[1]. In most cases, generic products are available once the patent protections afforded to the original developer have expired. When generic products become available, the market competition often leads to substantially lower prices for both the original brand name product and the generic forms. The time it takes a generic drug to appear on the market varies. In the US, drug patents give twenty years of protection, but they are applied for before clinical trials begin, so the effective life of a drug patent tends to be between seven and twelve years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I have red a lot about dager of getically modifyed food but not about generic meds. If somebody knows someting about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I don't know which generics are safe and which ones aren't. But I do know that it is definitely recomended that you NOT take generic thyroid medications. I don't know the specifics other than they are supposedly of inferior quality that will affect the results. > > I have red a lot about dager of getically modifyed food but not about > generic meds. > If somebody knows someting about that? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I thought a generic drug is just a drug that is the exact same med, just not made by the pharmaceutical company with the fancy name who originally created the drug and got the patent?!? Once the patent expires other companies can then market a generic. Like Tylenol vs. store brand acetaminophen. Tylenol is just a brand name but is still acetaminophen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 U are right on and the pharmacist would know as a generic drug is made of the same materials whose copyright has expired. Good luck On Dec 10, 2008, at 10:02 AM, 7774 wrote: > I thought a generic drug is just a drug that is the exact same med, > just not made by the pharmaceutical company with the fancy name who > originally created the drug and got the patent?!? Once the patent > expires other companies can then market a generic. Like Tylenol > vs. store brand acetaminophen. Tylenol is just a brand name but is > still acetaminophen. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hi ; all you have to do is google the generic drug's name or even one brand name, with the word warning or with " side effects " in quotes. e.g. lipitor warning or " statin drugs " " side effects " ...you could even add a known side effect such as " hair loss " , " sudden death " , or rhabdomyolysis. all good, Duncan > > I have red a lot about dager of getically modifyed food but not about > generic meds. > If somebody knows someting about that? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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