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Information about generic medicines

Answer 1

A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, route of administration, quality, performance and intended use.[1] The term may also refer to any drug marketed under its chemical name without advertising,[2] or to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than the brand name under which the drug is sold.

Answer 2

Generic medicines are those which contain the same active ingredient (the ingredient which acts to cure the condition the medicine is used to treat) in the same quantity as a brand-name medicine. Generic medicines therefore have the same effect on the body in terms of curing disease as the brand-name medicines which they copy.

However, generic medicines are sold using a different name and may contain different inactive ingredients (ingredients that give the product its taste, shape texture, smell, et cetera, but which do not affect the body to relieve health conditions) compared with their branded counterparts. They should not be confused with counterfeit medicines, which are illegally manufactured copies that may or may not contain the same active ingredient...
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