High demand for weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has led to a shortage in manufacturing. In the ...

You've probably seen generic versions of drugs at the pharmacy or grocery store and wondered whether the cheaper alternative is as effective as the brand-name drug ...

The generic drug industry in the U.S. has saved people billions of dollars, but shortages are now the norm and competition is ...

They can look at any allergies, intolerances, dietary or religious requirements you have and suggest a generic medicine brand or formula that will work for you. For example, a drug that does ...

So you can trust that a generic medication is going to work for you just as well as the brand name medication. So when a drug manufacturer wants to bring a new medication to the market ...

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"But for the vast majority of people, generic drugs are as safe and effective as brand-name drugs." Indeed, the drugs—copies of brand-name medication whose patents have expired—contain the ...

Vraylar is only available as a brand-name drug. It doesn’t come in a generic version. A generic drug is an exact copy of the active drug in a brand-name medication. Generics tend to cost less ...

Cutting Healthcare Costs Generic drugs are bioequivalent versions of brand-name medications, offering the same active ingredients, dosage, and intended use. Biosimilars, on the other hand ...

Under the revised system, patients will shoulder a quarter of the price difference between original and generic drugs in ...

Summer is sunsetting but dawn has arrived for several podcasts across public media. The NPR One team gathered a list of new ...

In this video, we explain how The Hatch-Waxman Act works to extend brand-name drug patent protection and also facilitate generic drug market entry, but also how it is limited in its power.