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Generic Medicines (Quality (Brands ensure Quality : Govt chk on MNC brand…
Generic Medicines
Quality
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Of 800+ drugs in modern medicine, BE relevant only to few with low solubility & high/low permeability
Why
Generic ?
WHO prescribes, tailor made for specific conditions, rational medical treatment
India, large number of fixed dose combinations(FDC), many no therapeutic justifications, British Natl formulary lists very few, India more than thousand
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Generic currently 10% i.e 10k crore, even if prescribed mostly end up in branded medicine only
Shift focus to pharmacists, sell brands offering higher margin,no price benefit for customer
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Medicine
Names
Intl Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry, proprietary or generic
Intl Non Proprietary Name(INN) by WHO, common usage
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US, Britain & Japan their own generic names or brand names
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MCI Circular: Every physician prescribe drugs with generic names legibly preferably in capital letters & in rational doses, not follow, disciplinary action(Clause 1.5 of Ethics Regulation)