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New delhi: For the last few decades the demand of general medicines has been increased essayly after the ITROUction of the People’s Medicine Scheme (Jan Aushadhi) in 2008 Aimed to make Quality Generic Medicines ACCESISIC The general public at affordable rates, reports Read Correspondent.

Now what are generic medicines and whats is the difference between them and branded medicines, if at all there is one?

Branded and Generalic Medicines

When a new medicine is released, it’s patent and solder a brand name and can be called branded medicines. When that Patent Expires, General Versions of the Drug May Be Sold by Other Companies. These difference in minor ways from the branded version, but must have similar efficacy.

A generic medicine is a medicine that is developed to be the same as a medicine that has alredy been authorized.

Why are Generalic Medicines Less Expected?

No research and development cost: Generalic Medicines are copies of alredy discovered medicines, so it does not cost much to develop them.

Less marketing: Branded Medicines are promoted through TV, newspapers and doctors, while generic medicine are soldout promotion.

More competition: Many companies make the same general medicine, which automatically Reduces the prices.

How Much Generalic Medicines Effective?

If we talk about the efficacy of the general medicines then The dosage, mode of action, route of administration and quality are almost the same. Generalic Drugs in India also have to be approved by the Drug Control Authority (Such as CDSCO), which ensures their quality.

However, there may be some differences such as excipients may be different, which may cause slight differentiates in absorption in some cases. Quality may vary if the manufacturer follows lower quality standard, so only boy generic drugs from trusted companies.