Generic drugs (GDs) have been proved to be the best quality drugs by no casualties ever reported by the side effects of the GDs. Branded drugs are very expensive in comparison to the GDs, but still the quality of the GDs is found to be best. The high price means high quality has been proved false by the GDs because they are available at the most minimal costs in spite of the good quality. GDs have become the favorite option of the customers because of their low costs and worth eminence. There is no doubt in the minds of the customers that GDs are the superior quality of drugs and customers even know that GDs gives the same effect as the branded drugs. GDs in simple words are the exact replicas of the branded drugs. GDs are manufactured for only those branded drugs whose patent is expired. It is rule that GDs has to contain the same active constituent in the same concentration in order to be sold in the market.



GDs works in exactly the same manner like their branded counterparts. The dosage of the GDs is akin to the branded drugs as it contains the same active constituent. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also has now declared that GDs are very top quality drugs and can be used without any doubt about the safety. GDs have to undergo many tests to prove their quality standards. The officials from the FDA checks thoroughly that manufacturing standards of the GDs producer, and then only approves the drug if they match up the norms and guidelines given by the FDA. The only difference between the generic drugs and branded drugs is the name of the branded drug given by the pharmaceutical companies for the promotion of the drug. Though, it is mandatory for the manufacturers of generic drugs that they should use the same active constituent used by the brand name drugs and must maintain the equivalency of the generic version to its branded competitor meticulously.

GDs have proved their efficacy in this time of recession by making customers avail with the best quality medicines at the reasonable costs. Even the insurance companies are giving stress on use of the GDs instead of the branded drugs. Insurance companies said that they are following legitimate medical protocol which explains that the step therapy procedure should be followed by the doctor. Step therapy is a procedure in which doctors should first prescribe the generic drugs and if these drugs fail to produce the required effect then they should prescribe the more expensive brand-name drugs. . Health insurers are also forcing the doctors to prescribe the GDs because they saved an amazing two-thirds off the cost of a typical branded prescription, or about $700 a year with the use of the GDs.

Customers also prefer the use of the GDs because they are getting the same effect with the help of these drugs. Customers now also ask the doctor to prescribe the GDs and if possible only visit the doctor who is prescribing the GDs. So, now even doctors have started prescribing the GDs taking in account the customer needs. The main reason why the generic drugs are available for the very low cost was that the no investment was done in the research of the GDs as the manufacturer has to follow the same formulation of the branded drug manufacturer. Thus, the considerable amount of money is saved here. GD manufacturer also gets the benefits of the advertising and the marketing done by the branded drug manufacturer. So, the GD manufacturers don't have to invest the money in these things.

Even the studies in which the GDs were compared with the branded drugs shows that GDs are very good in quality and are not at all harmful in any ways to the patient. The pharmacists are also promoting the GDs as they are making the profits from them and even the demand for the GDs is more. US Govt. is also carrying out lot of the promotional campaigns in order to promote the use of the GDs by the people. Hence, we could say that it is axiomatic that GDs are best quality medicines.