Generic drugs contain the same active ingredient as their brand-name counterparts. However, they usually cost much less than the brand-name version. Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Generic drugs are cheaper copies of brand drugs, offering significant savings to patients. Once a brand-name drug's patent expires, competitors can apply to make generic versions. Generic ...

Branded vs Generic Medicines: Whenever we buy medicine for the treatment of any disease, we often get two types of options - ...

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The U.S. health-care system is at a crossroads. Generic drugs and biosimilars have the potential to reduce costs and improve access to life-saving treatments, but outdated policies and entrenched ...

On September 6, 2023, the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) released its 2023 U.S. Generic & Biosimilar Medicines Savings Report highlighting the significant economic contributions of generic ...

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Every week through October, we are examining the medical, business and cultural systems that contribute to the dichotomy that is the American health care system — a system that benefits some but costs ...

U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore. Doctors now have to specifically prescribe what’s called a ...

India's first private drug quality audit finds generics match branded medicines for safety and efficacy—at a fraction of the price—reviving questions over doctors' reluctance to prescribe them.

Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And ...