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GENERIC DRUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
When the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees
Example:
generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("generic drug" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
generic (any product that can be sold without a brand name)
Antonym:
brand-name drug (a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent))
