What Are The Differences Between Brand Names And Generic Drugs?

Are generic drugs have negative effects than brand names?

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3 Responses to “What Are The Differences Between Brand Names And Generic Drugs?”

  1. The price :-) pharmaceutical companies put a lot of money into research, thus for about seven years they have exclusive rights to marketing that particular medication (brand name), after they have made back all their research money then it is available to go on the market as a generic brand, which to the consumer is a lot cheaper. :-)

  2. The major difference between a brand-name pharmaceutical and its generic counterpart is neither chemistry nor quality, but whether the drug is still under patent protection by the company that initially developed it. When a company develops a new drug, it typically receives a patent that lasts 20 years. This means that other pharmaceutical companies may not sell this substance without permission from the developing company during that time. Once the patent expires, however, other companies may begin to sell the compound. Because companies wishing to sell the generic drug have much lower development costs, they can produce it at a lower unit cost, sell it for less and still make a profit on the sale. The FDA regulates manufacture of both brand-name and generic drugs and the overall quality should be comparable

  3. Brand name drugs and medications that were developed by a particular company who did all the research and all the paperwork and whatever else they have to do to get a medication on the market. This the reason they cost more….A generic medication is made of the same thing the brand name is but they have not had to go through all the processes so their medication is cheaper….Most meds are just as good, but a pharmacist told me to always get brand name when it comes to muscle relaxers, something about the way the medication is pressed… Hope this answers your question…..