Posted by Squiggles on July 28, 2007, at 15:31:10
In reply to Re: Should all drugs be generic? » Squiggles, posted by Klavot on July 28, 2007, at 15:26:23
> > That's interesting. So, some companies make generics for the poor, and they are bioequivalent to non-generics? Do you now of such a company?
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> Hi Squiggles
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> To paraphrase Shakespeare, a molecule by any name is still the same molecule. Generally speaking, generics are not of inferior quality, and they are not targeted at poor people. By law, they need to be bioequivalent to within a certain margin with the brand-name drug. So you're getting pretty much the same chemicals but at a much lower price.
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> Klavot
So, if they are bioequivalent, as the FDA assures us, and they are not targeted at poor people, then why make them at all?Squiggles
p.s. it takes more than a molecule to make a drug in most cases i would think;
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