Generic Drug definition

Generic Drug means any Prescription Drug approved by the FDA that has the same bio-equivalency as a specific Brand Name Drug.
Generic Drug means a chemically equivalent copy of a brand-name drug with an expired patent.
Generic Drug means a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that is produced and distributed without patent protection and contains the same active ingredient as the Brand Name Drug.

Examples of Generic Drug in a sentence

  • Generic drug substitution shall be required, unless specifically excluded by the physician on a prescription.


More Definitions of Generic Drug

Generic Drug means a prescription drug approved under 21 U.S.C. § 355(j).
Generic Drug means a prescription drug approved under 21 U.S.C. § 355(j) or 42 U.S.C. 262(k).
Generic Drug means a drug for which an application is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 505(j).
Generic Drug means drugs not protected by a trademark, usually descriptive of drug’s chemical structure.
Generic Drug means a Prescription Drug that is marketed or distributed pursuant to:
Generic Drug means a drug listed by generic name and considered to be chemically and therapeutically equivalent to a drug listed by brand name, as both names are identified in the most recent edition of or supplement to the federal U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “Orange Book” of approved drug products; Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (the Orange Book).
Generic Drug means a drug that is chemically equivalent to a brand name drug for which the patent has expired.