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Doctors reluctant in prescribing unbranded Generic Medicines
News:
- Center Government to bring a legal framework to push for unbranded generic drugs.
Important News:
- Though the government is trying to push for unbranded generic drugs, doctors are reluctant to prescribe.
3. Central government may bring in a legal framework under which doctors will have to prescribe unbranded generic medicines.
4. The major advantage of generic medicine is cost benefit.
5. Generic medicine cannot be marketed at a price higher than the branded medicine, so it is often a cheaper option, both for the consumer and the government. - Unbranded generic medicines are commonly called as “generic medicines” or “generic drugs”.
7. Such as Paracetamol is sold under the brand name ‘Calpol’ or ‘Sumo’, it is called a branded generic drug. But when it is sold as ‘paracetamol’ itself, it is called unbranded generic drug.
