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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