Martin A. Voet has written: 'The generic challenge' -- subject(s): Drug Industry, Drug Legislation, Drugs, Drugs, Generic, Economics, Generic drugs, Generic substitution, Law and legislation, Legislation & jurisprudence, Legislation, Drug, Patent extensions, Patents, Patents as Topic, Pharmaceutical biotechnology
Donald O. Beers has written: 'Generic drugs' -- subject(s): Patent extensions, Generic substitution, Drugs, Law and legislation, Patents, Generic drugs
It looks like the patent for Xifaxan will expire in 2019, but it's still very hard to guess when the generic will become available. Some drugs, like Viagra, have had expired patents for years, but delay the generic process in the courts, allowing them to produce only brand name Viagra for years and make a lot of money. The best way to find out would be probably to call the manufacturer of Xifaxan and see if they can tell you when you could expect a generic on the market.
Marc P. Philipp has written: 'Intellectual property related generic defense strategies in the European pharmaceutical market' -- subject(s): Drugs, Generic drugs, Law and legislation, Patents, Antitrust law
Generic drugs are not as expensive as the patented drugs because they are not under patent protection. The manufacturers of generic drugs do not have to pay for the research and development costs that the manufacturers of patented drugs do. Generic drugmakers also don't have to worry about recouping those costs through high prices. 24healthgoods
The FDA has a website to search for this information: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/#Available
There are many sedatives and hypnotic drugs available on the market. You are going to have to be more specific to find a generic version. I recommend giving the name of a brand and asking for a generic version of that particular brand.
Generic Branded drugs are encouraged in many countries as many are useful in medical treatment. Many brands are available to purchase at low costs, supplied by pharmaceutical leaders such as GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis.
A generic drug is a drug that has been developed by a pharmaceutical company and had a trade name, but has come off patent and is now available for a significantly lower price...
Generic prescription drugs
Generic drugs are copies of brand-name drugs that have exactly the same dosage, intended use.
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