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Pharmaceutical Equivalence for Generics: What It Really Means When You Pick a Generic Drug
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Pharmaceutical Equivalence for Generics: What It Really Means When You Pick a Generic Drug

Pharmaceutical equivalence means generic drugs contain the same active ingredient, strength, and dosage form as brand-name drugs. It’s the first step toward safe substitution-but bioequivalence and therapeutic equivalence determine real-world performance.

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Medical Society Guidelines on Generic Drug Use: What Doctors Really Think
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Medical Society Guidelines on Generic Drug Use: What Doctors Really Think

Medical societies have conflicting positions on generic drug substitution. While most support it for cost savings, neurologists and others warn against swapping drugs with narrow therapeutic indices-like anticonvulsants-where small changes can cause serious harm.

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