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generic drug Generic equivalent Pharmacology A drug that is no longer under patent protection, which may be produced by any manufacturer who follows good manufacturing protocols. See Drug monograph, 'Me too' drug. Patient discussion about generic drug. Q. When will a generic brand of insulin be available? The cost of insulin seems to be way too high... And with the ever rising population of diabetics, you'd think some other companies would jump unto the bandwagon with a cheaper insulin... what's up with that? A. Unfortunately, as long as Eli Lilly has an effective monopoly on the American market and docs continue to perscribe the latest "flavor" of insulin, the situation is unlikely to change. Personally, I refuse to use Lilly's products (use Novo Nordisk insulin instead) and am still using the regular and NPH I was using 20 years ago... Also, because Type I diabetes tends to affect children, parents are naturally always seeking the next new thing. Doesn't make for an environment conducive to cheaper alternatives, which is a real shame for us all. Read more or ask a question about generic drugHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tokyo, Japan, Apr 7, 2006 - (JCN) - NTT Data, in collaboration with Data Horizon, will begin offering Generic Drug Promotion Notice, a service for promoting the prescription of generic drugs, on April 10. Clinton, in response to a question, said he would "do the very best I can" to try to persuade American drugmakers to grant licenses to Indian generic drug manufacturers. Company officials have declined to comment on the share price, but American Pharmaceuticals appears to be suffering from a double whammy: stagnant revenues of its core generic drug business and a realization by the market that its proprietary drug candidate Abraxane won't be a revenue producer this year, as the company had anticipated. |
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