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Discerning the Difference Between Generic and Branded Drugs

http://www.fosamax-lawsuit.net Of the total number of prescriptions dispensed throughout the country, around 70 percent of the scripts are accounted for by generic pharmaceuticals every year, according to government statistics. Read more at http://www.fosamax-lawsuit.net/updates/proposed-legislation-would-help-those-injured-by-generic-fosamax/

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Discerning the Difference Between Generic and Branded Drugs

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  1. Discerning the Difference Between Generic and Branded Drugs

  2. Of the total number of prescriptions dispensed throughout the country, around 70 percent of the scripts are accounted for by generic pharmaceuticals every year, according to government statistics.  As many patients have been receiving generic prescriptions, they may wonder how they would differ in safety, efficacy, or any aspect from branded drugs.

  3. The difference between generic and branded medications does not lie in formulation and quality, but is represented by a patent that gives the developer an exclusive right in manufacturing and distributing its product, and only allows other manufacturers to create generic forms of the drug in the event that the patent expires, according to medical experts. As the US Food and Drug Administration requires generic drugs to be “bioequivalent” to a drug of brand, many patients may prefer generic prescriptions as they are 30 to 80 percent lesser in cost.  However, as a present law may not require generic drug manufacturers to update its product label unless initiated by the initial innovator, people who may have experienced the side effects of alendronate sodium -- the generic equivalent and key ingredient of Fosamax -- may find themselves at a legal peril. Read More: Senators Propose Law that would Help Those Injured by Generic Fosamax

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