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• generic — ge·ner·ic /jə ner ik/ adj 1: common or descriptive and not entitled to trademark protection: nonproprietary the generic name of a drug 2: having a nonproprietary name generic drugs M …   Law dictionary

• generic drug laws — n. Laws that allow pharmacists to substitute generic drugs for equivalent brand name drugs in order to save consumers money. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

• generic drug — ge*ner ic 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• generic-drug law — n. A law allowing pharmacists to offer customers less expensive generic drugs when filling prescriptions for a brand name drug. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

• Generic drug — A generic drug (generic drugs, short: generics) is a drug defined as a drug product that is comparable to brand/reference listed drug product in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality and performance characteristics, and intended …   Wikipedia

• Generic name, drug — The term generic name has several meanings as regards drugs: The chemical name of a drug. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug is sold. A term referring to any drug… …   Medical dictionary

• Generic — Refers to the characteristics and/or experience of the total universe of a coupon of MBS sector type; that is, in contrast to a specific pool or collateral group, as in a specific CMO issue. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * generic… …   Financial and business terms

• generic — Describes the characteristics and/or experience of the total universe of a coupon of MBS sector type; that is, in contrast to a specific pool or collateral group, as in a specific CMO issue. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * generic …   Financial and business terms

• Generic brand — Jewel Companies Generic Cola Generic brands of consumer products (often supermarket goods) are distinguished by the absence of a brand name. It is often inaccurate to describe these products as lacking a brand name , as they usually are branded,… …   Wikipedia

• generic — [[t]ʤɪne̱rɪk[/t]] generics 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use generic to describe something that refers or relates to a whole class of similar things. Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses. Ant: specific Derived… …   English dictionary

• generic drug laws — Laws which permit pharmacists to substitute generic drugs for brand name drugs under specified conditions. Most states have passed such laws. The purpose of these laws ostensibly is to make available to consumers less expensive generic drugs in… …   Black's law dictionary