Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic name.
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to specific.
Not protected by trademark; -- used especially of the names of medications; as, a generic drug; the generic name of Rogaine is minoxidil.
A Prescription Drug Product: (1) that is chemically equivalent to a Brand-name drug; or (2) that we identify as a Generic product. Classification of a Prescription Drug Product as a Generic is determined by us and not by the manufacturer or pharmacy. We classify a Prescription Drug Product as a Generic based on available data resources, such as First DataBank, that classify drugs as either brand or generic based on a number of factors. You should know that all products identified as a “generic” by the manufacturer, pharmacy or your Physician may not be classified as a Generic by us.
Official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.
describing the name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council, as distinct from the registered brand name that a pharmaceutical company gives to its version of the same chemical preparation.
relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name"
(of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
an prescription drug of losac that holds one sales of zantec for every symptom on the dosage
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1) Pertaining to or describing an entire group or class: general; 2) Of or pertaining to a genus; 3) Not bearing a trademark or trade name.
A prescription drug that has the same active-ingredient formula as a brand-name drug. Generic drugs usually cost less than brand-name drugs and are rated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be as safe and effective as brand-name drugs.
A drug available from multiple manufacturers who are licensed to manufacture the drug under an Abbreviated New Drug Application by the FDA.
Applying to all members of a genus or class. This glossary applies to labels as a generic group.
not protected by trademark registration
The chemical name of a drug. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug may be sold. A term referring to any drug marketed under its chemical name without advertising. See the entire definition of Generic
Generic drugs are those that are chemically identical to drugs, which have been licensed by FDA, but have since lost existing patent pending protection. Federal regulations allow for generic to be licensed using a much simpler process than other drugs, which results in lower costs
A drug not protected by a trademark; it signifies the drug's scientific name rather than the brand name.
Rx or OTC drugs which are no longer protected by a patent.
In trademark law, "generic" is a classification on the spectrum of distinctiveness. A generic mark is one that does not identify the source of the product, but the product itself. Generic marks may not be registered as trademarks, and registered marks may be cancelled if they become generic ( genericide)
A generic term is one which picks out a class of individuals, or the prototype of the individual, rather than the individual itself. For example, in the sentence ``The wolf has disappeared from northern Europe,'' we are referring to the genus rather than to a particular wolf.
This is the basic name of a product. Tissue is the generic name for a product that one company calls Kleenex. Acetaminophen is the generic name for a drug that one company calls Tylenol. Generic drugs are usually cheaper than their brand name version.
genus, kind], of or pertaining to a substance, product, or drug that is not protected by trademark; identical in chemical composition but not necessarily equivalent in therapeutic effect
A drug not protected by a trademark. Also, the scientific name as opposed to the proprietary, brand name.
Medicine not carrying any trademark.
The accepted general name for a medication
1. General; typical; not specific. 2. Medicine that's not a name brand.