"Drugs, Generic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies.
| Descriptor ID |
D016568
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Drugs, Generic- Drugs, Generic
- Drugs, Nonproprietary
- Nonproprietary Drugs
- Generic Drugs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drugs, Generic" by people in Profiles.
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Sah BK, Ahmad F, Kumar A, Singh SK, Sachdeva RK. Catering the Need of Drug Manufacturing Standard in India: An Update to Indian Pharmacopoeia. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2025 May; 59(3):471-488.
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Wang CY, Pham PN, Kim S, Lingineni K, Schmidt S, Diaby V, Brown J. Predicting Cost-Effectiveness of Generic vs. Brand Dabigatran Using Pharmacometric Estimates Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in the United States. Clin Transl Sci. 2020 03; 13(2):352-361.
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Dolinar R, Kohn CG, Lavernia F, Nguyen E. The non-medical switching of prescription medications. Postgrad Med. 2019 Jun; 131(5):335-341.
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Fortunak JM, de Souza RO, Kulkarni AA, King CL, Ellison T, Miranda LS. Active pharmaceutical ingredients for antiretroviral treatment in low- and middle-income countries: a survey. Antivir Ther. 2014; 19 Suppl 3:15-29.
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Duconge J, Rua?o G. 'Generic to genetic' transition in cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric drugs: opportunity for personalized medicine. Pharmacogenomics. 2012 Jul; 13(10):1097-100.
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Taira DA, Iwane KA, Chung RS. Prescription drugs: elderly enrollee reports of financial access, receipt of free samples, and discussion of generic equivalents related to type of coverage. Am J Manag Care. 2003 Apr; 9(4):305-12.