Are generic drugs as effective as brand-name drugs?
Yes. A generic drug is the same as a brand-name drug in dosage, safety, strength, quality, the way it works, the way it is taken and the way it should be used.
FDA requires generic drugs have the same high quality, strength, purity and stability as brand-name medicines.
Not every brand drug has a generic drug. When new meds are first made they have drug patents. When the patent expires, other pharma companies can start selling a generic version of the drug.
Spanish And French Translations Of Common Medication Words:
English | Spanish | French |
---|---|---|
Medications | Medicamentos | Médicaments |
Tablets | Comprimidos | Comprimés |
Capsules | Cápsulas | Gélules |
Pharmacies in the United States
Top 10 Pharmacy chains in the U. S. ranked by the number of pharmacists:
1 Walgreens | 2 CVS | 3 Walmart | 4 Rite Aid | 5 Kroger |
6 Target | 7 Kaiser Permanente | 8 Sears | 9 Cardinal Health | 10 Dominick’s |
Pharmacy-led chains in the United Kingdom
Alliance Boots | The Co-operative | Lloyds Pharmacy |
Numark | Rowlands Pharmacy | Superdrug |
The World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Companies
Abbott, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Baxter, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boots, CSL, Eli Lilly, Forest, GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann – La Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Mylan, Novartis, Pfizer (with Wyeth), Sanofi – Aventis, Sandoz, Solvay, Takeda, Teva, UCB, Watson
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Dexone
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