A drug can be listed by either its brand name or its generic name.

The brand name is what the company that makes it has labeled it and the generic name is its chemical name.

Some examples:

Tylenol (brand name).....Acetaminophen (generic or chemical name)

Motrin (brand name)......Ibuprofen (generic or chemical name)

Prilosec (brand name)....Omeprazole (generic or chemical name)

Benadryl (brand name)...Diphenhydramine (generic or chemical name)

generic brands are more cheaper than private brands

No. Ruger is a brand name. Generic means no brand. Contradiction in terms.

Generic means off brand or not having a well known brand name. It can also be used to describe a medication, it's generic name is the medical name for the medicine. Tylenol is a brand name, but the medicine is really acetamenophen (generic).

This is the generic name for the drug. Brand names include Pavabid and Pavagen TD.