Yes, generic medicine is the same as branded medicine. Thanks to aggressive marketing and doctors’ preferences, most of us without thinking assume that branded medicines are more effective than their generic counterparts. But that belief needs to be questioned.
The truth is, while the price tags are vastly different, generic and branded medicines are more alike than different. The similarities begin at the molecular level and extend all the way to clinical impact.
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What Makes Generic Medicines the Same?
1. Same Effect
Given their bioequivalence and bioavailability, generic medicines provide the same therapeutic effect. Clinical outcomes remain consistent- no compromise in efficacy.
2. Indication and Labeling
Generic medicines are approved to treat the same conditions, with the same labeled uses, as branded medications.
3. Similar Testing Protocol
Generic and branded medicines go through the same testing, so they have the same hardness, dissolution, and disintegration.
4. Dosage, Form, and Route of Administration
From strength to dosage form (tablet, capsule, syrup, injection) to route of delivery (oral, nasal, topical), generics mirror their branded counterparts. They are clinically interchangeable.
So where’s the difference? It lies in the cost, the appearance (shape, color, packaging), and the inactive ingredients or excipients. But these cosmetic differences do not alter the core effectiveness of the drug.
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Mahak Phartyal completed her bachelor's in pharmacy from Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University. She previously worked as a Medical Writer at Meril Life Sciences, where she wrote numerous scientific abstracts for conferences such as India Live 2024 and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). During her college years, she developed a keen research interest and published an article titled “Preliminary Phytochemical Screening, Physicochemical and Fluorescence Analysis of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and Syzygium cumini Leaves.”
Mahak Phartyal completed her bachelor’s in pharmacy from Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University. She previously worked as a Medical Writer at Meril Life Sciences, where she wrote numerous scientific abstracts for conferences such as India Live 2024 and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). During her college years, she developed a keen research interest and published an article titled “Preliminary Phytochemical Screening, Physicochemical and Fluorescence Analysis of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and Syzygium cumini Leaves.”
