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noun [ C ] uk / dʒəˈner.ɪk / us / dʒəˈner.ɪk / a product, especially a drug, that is no longer owned or legally controlled by a ... See more at generic. name. noun. uk / neɪm / us / neɪm / the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ... See more at name.
You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things. generically adverb [usually ADVERB after verb, ADVERB -ed/adjective] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
The generic name is assigned, in the United States, by an official body—the United States Adopted Names (USAN) Council. The brand name is developed by the company requesting approval for the drug and identifies it as the exclusive property of that company.
A generic drug is a medication that has exactly the same active ingredient as the brand name drug and yields the same therapeutic effect. It is the same in dosing, safety, strength, quality, the way it works, the way it is taken, and the way it should be used.
A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug is sold. A term referring to any drug marketed under its chemical name without advertising.
Generic names are standardized names assigned to a drug, often derived from its chemical composition. They are universally recognized and not protected by trademark.
The generic medicine name is the one doctors are trained to use. There are sometimes many brand (trade) names for one medicine. Possible confusion or mistakes are reduced if all doctors use the same names when talking about and prescribing medicines. Generic medicines are often cheaper for the NHS.
noun. A word or phrase that cannot be trademarked because it is only descriptive of a product or service. Webster's New World Law. (botany, zoology) The scientific name of a genus, conforming to the ICBN or ICZN. Wiktionary. (pharmacology, pharmacy) The name given to a drug that is used to identify it irrespective of trademark etc. Wiktionary.
Define generic name. generic name synonyms, generic name pronunciation, generic name translation, English dictionary definition of generic name. n. 1. The name for a medication, as used in the pharmacopoeia; it cannot be a trademark. The name is typically given by the inventor or discoverer of the...
A generic drug is identical--or bioequivalent--to a brand name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics and intended use.