NOUN
- a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
How To Use brand-name drug In A Sentence
- In fact, a brand-name drug's generic counterpart is rarely an exact replica.
- Like brand-name drugs, generics must be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and have an excellent safety record.
- generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs
- Meanwhile, a Senate committee last week approved a bipartisan bill that would prohibit brand-name drug manufacturers from using settlement agreements to keep generic equivalents off the market.
- As soon as the patent on an expensive brand-name drug expires, the generics come onto the market.
- The program saved $11 million in 1988 by substituting generics for brand-name drugs.
- Recent shortages of Adderall XR and its generic equivalents, also known as amphetamine mixed salts, as well as of methylphenidate, a generic version of the brand-name drug Ritalin, have been reported in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington state and elsewhere. ADHD Drug Shortages Lead to Hunt for Options
- Doctors often continue to prescribe brand-name drugs long after generics have appeared on the market.
- Letters to the FDA from the groups—the Society of Hospital Medicine and the North American Thrombosis Forum—and the researcher, Victor Tapson , a thrombosis expert at Duke University, said that generic versions of Lovenox, a fast-acting anticlotting medicine, might not be as safe as the brand-name drug, according to the report. Senate Panel Hits Sanofi Payments
- So, for most children and adults, the generics dextroamphetamine or methylphenidate are as safe and effective as the heavily-advertised, brand-name drugs like Adderall XR (an extended-release mix of amphetamine salts), Concerta (extended-release methylphenidate) or Strattera (atomoxetine) to treat ADHD symptoms. Parents: Don’t rush to Adderall XR, Concerta, Strattera
