Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane?
Generic pharma products are inexpensive as compared to the original innovator branded drugs. True generics are not freely available in India. There have been concerns about efficacy and quality of generics that are available. This review outlines these issues and the legislation regarding the availa...
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| author | Murali Ariga M Rajalakshmi C Praveena |
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| description | Generic pharma products are inexpensive as compared to the original innovator branded drugs. True generics are not freely available in India. There have been concerns about efficacy and quality of generics that are available. This review outlines these issues and the legislation regarding the availability and use of generics in our practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8d71041432e4e0a9f70cbc1436724392022-12-22T01:33:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research2589-45282589-45362017-01-0155322022210.4103/tjosr.tjosr_34_17Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane?Murali ArigaM RajalakshmiC PraveenaGeneric pharma products are inexpensive as compared to the original innovator branded drugs. True generics are not freely available in India. There have been concerns about efficacy and quality of generics that are available. This review outlines these issues and the legislation regarding the availability and use of generics in our practice.http://www.tnoajosr.com/article.asp?issn=2589-4528;year=2017;volume=55;issue=3;spage=220;epage=222;aulast=Arigagenericsbranded genericsinnovator brandsefficacycost effectiveness |
| spellingShingle | Murali Ariga M Rajalakshmi C Praveena Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane? TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research generics branded generics innovator brands efficacy cost effectiveness |
| title | Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane? |
| title_full | Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane? |
| title_fullStr | Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane? |
| title_short | Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane? |
| title_sort | generic drugs in ophthalmic practice boon or bane |
| topic | generics branded generics innovator brands efficacy cost effectiveness |
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