generic drug
Off-patent pharmaceutical copy
A generic drug is a medication sold under its chemical name rather than a brand name, typically after the original patent expires.
Generic drugs contain the same active ingredients as their brand-name equivalents but cost significantly less: The pharmacist offered me the generic.
The adjective form describes this category: generic versions of popular medications.
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- tabletFlat portable computing device
capsule · dispense · drugstore · refill · medication · pill · OTC · substitute
Fraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- potencyDegree of strength
dosage · absorption · metabolism · concentration · formulation · dissolution · stability
Giving good return cheaply
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- low-costRequiring little money
- budget-friendlyLow in cost
savings · accessible · wholesale · discounted · out-of-pocket · copay · affordable
Not exclusively owned
Able to replace another
- substitutableCapable of being exchanged
- comparableAble to be likened
- bioequivalenceEqual drug delivery profile
- substitutionExchange of one for another
pharmacy
Medicinal dispensary
- pharmacistMedicine dispensing professional
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
tablet · capsule · dispense · drugstore · refill · medication · pill · OTC · substitute
bioavailability
Fraction reaching active circulation
- pharmacokineticsDrug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- efficacyAbility to produce results
potency · dosage · absorption · metabolism · concentration · formulation · dissolution · stability
cost-effective
Giving good return cheaply
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- low-costRequiring little money
budget-friendly · savings · accessible · wholesale · discounted · out-of-pocket · copay · affordable
non-proprietary
Not exclusively owned
interchangeable
Able to replace another
- substitutableCapable of being exchanged
- comparableAble to be likened
- bioequivalenceEqual drug delivery profile
- Medicinespill, tablet, aspirin, tablets, penicillin
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- genericsstore brand, off-brand, knockoff, house brand, private label
- pharmacologypharmacology, pharmacokinetics, dose, medications, dosage
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
generic drugdesigner drug
Synthetic psychoactive mimicking banned compounds
blockbuster drug · Lipitor · Viagra · Advil · Tylenol