generic drug

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun generic drug has 1 sense

generic drug(n = noun.artifact) - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs"

is a kind of

drug

generic

Antonym: brand-name drug

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CIDE DICTIONARY

generic drug, n.

A medication sold under its generic name; -- usually legal only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued for the substance. Generic drugs are usually less expensive than proprietary medications. [PJC]