It's a non-brand drug that however contains the same main components of the comparable brand-name drug. They are always less expensive than the brand-name drugs, but they are as effective.
Generic prescription drugs have different colors, shapes and appearances, depending on how they are made and by what pharmaceutical company. This is the same as branded drugs that have different colors, shapes, sizes, etc. What's important isn't how they look but what ingredients are in each drug whether generic or branded. And, generic drugs have the same effective ingredient (medication) as the branded version. However, generics typically cost much less than branded, mainly because generic drug makers have much lower marketing costs associated with their medications, compared to those at branded drug makers.
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The generic drug Atorvastatin goes by the brand name Lipitor.
Fentanyl is a generic drug.
The FDA approved Aripcept (Donepezil) for generic sale in 2009.
No it appears that Extenze is a generic drug. Therefore there is no generic for it.
Microgestin is a generic for the drug Loestrin.
Yes, azithromycin is generic for Zithromax.
If you meant "What is a drug name used by several companies?" then the answer would be a generic drug. An example of a generic drug would be aspirin.
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The generic name for Fosamax is alendronate sodium.
A drug usually has one generic name but because many are very complicated chemical compounds, more than one is possible - for instance, sulphamethoxine and sulphadimidine are the same drug/compound. A drug, when approved, has one brand name & one generic name. The generic manufacturers must use the same generic name but can make their own trade names.
The generic name is Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid.
There is a drug called Arthrotec 75 used for inflammation. The generics of the drug are Diclofenac and Misoprostol. Other generic medications may work as well such as Meloxicam.