In Canada, the patent for some semaglutide drugs has expired, paving the way for the country to become the first to offer ...

Generic drugs are cheaper copies of brand drugs, offering significant savings to patients. Once a brand-name drug's patent expires, competitors can apply to make generic versions. Generic ...

The particularly harsh winter across much of the country has made the last month particularly difficult for those who suffer from asthma. Exacerbating their distress is the fact that the price of ...

Step by step, Teva's management is making progress in transforming it from a generic drugmaker into one that will play a key role in the fight against immune-related disorders. Its revenue was about ...

Hello, and welcome to a health podocy. I'm your host, Rob Lott. I'll admit that I have a relatively simple understanding of the relationship between brand name drugs and generic drugs. Generally, I ...

They have the same active ingredients—but experts say there are some key factors that set these medications apart at the pharmacy counter. One of the biggest is cost. An employee inspects medications ...

The U.S. health-care system is at a crossroads. Generic drugs and biosimilars have the potential to reduce costs and improve access to life-saving treatments, but outdated policies and entrenched ...

Generic drugs save 43 million Medicare beneficiaries billions of dollars annually compared to the cost of their brand-name counterparts and typically sell for about 80% less. But if you think all ...

“I used to be taking blue pills but now they’re orange. And I don’t think this pill is working.” The patient had been given the “same” medication. But it was a different generic drug. This “generic” ...