PriMera Scientific Medicine and Public Health (ISSN: 2833-5627)

Review Article

Volume 3 Issue 4

A Quality Assessment of Generic Drugs: A Review

Nalini Dhoundiyal* and Arun Kumar Pal

September 20, 2023

DOI : 10.56831/PSMPH-03-091

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Abstract

Among the developing countries of the world India has made its own identity in the health care department or in the pharmaceutical department. Currently India is considered to be a world of pharmacy of generic medicines. Generic drugs are those drugs which are same as the branded one. This is mandatory that generic drugs only manufactures after expiry of innovative drug’s patent. Generics have an important role to play in public health as they are well known for their affordable prices. After expiry of the patent it is open to manufacture and marketing generic by everyone. According to WHO there is no precise legal definition for widely available worldwide, generic drugs play an efficient role in pharmaceutical expenditures. Generic medicines stay in trend because these are available on a reasonable price in the market which is easy to grab for the Indian market. The healthcare system of India offer generic drugs 20-90% cheaper than original branded drugs. Objective of this study is to provide a high description of what generic drugs are and how these drugs are different from branded or innovative drugs, and what the regulatory and legislative levels of generic drugs are, here we initiate the study from the historical and current regulation of the generic medicines.

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