Generic Drug at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Generic Drug? A drug produced and marketed under its chemical or generic name (e.g. acetaminophen) as opposed to Tylenol, a brand name for the former produced by Johnson & Johnson. A generic drug can be sold only after a proprietary drug goes off patent (i.e. when

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