Generic drugs are copies of branded drugs, which can only be produced after the brand-name drug’s patent has expired. Although they are identical to their branded counterparts (on a variety of ...

Jan. 4, 2006 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in November 2005 first-time generic formulations of promethazine HCl 12.5-, 25-, and 50-mg tablets for approved indications in ...

India's first private drug quality audit finds generics match branded medicines for safety and efficacy—at a fraction of the ...

A crowdfunded study found that all 131 drugs tested met all quality standards. This contradicts even the official data on ...

The cost of some generic drugs have risen 90-fold in recent years. — -- The prices of some common generic drugs have skyrocketed in recent years, but the reasons remain murky, lawmakers said. The ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, the 7 th largest generic drug manufacturer in the U.S. market, has received U.S. FDA approval for one of the first generic versions of ...

Generic drugs are the omega dogs of the pharmaceutical world. They don’t get much respect, and that could lead to reduced effectiveness and increased side effects. Generic medicines are designed to be ...

Brand-name medications go through extensive clinical trials to show the safety and efficacy of treatment to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Once FDA-approved, the brand ...