On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance intended to “assist companies in creating structurally descriptive chemical names for chemical substances whose ...

While many patients believe that generic drugs are exact copies of their brand name brothers, the body often absorbs generic medication at a different rate, and federal regulators do not routinely ...

Generic prescriptions allow patients to get the medicines they need at a lower price, without sacrificing the quality of treatment because, as we know, generic drugs are required by the FDA to be ...

U-M pharmacy researchers publish series of articles on generic vs. name brand medications. ANN ARBOR---Debate over substituting one drug product for another isn't new---by some accounts, it goes back ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (UPI) --The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it approved a drug called Quviviq for the treatment of insomnia, a disorder that causes trouble sleeping. The brand ...

Reader Wayne King had a simple enough question: How do prescription drugs get named? My initial guess was there must be some blue-ribbon panel of experts involved, or maybe a fancy computer algorithm.

Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Emergency Physician at University Health Network, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto In ...

Generic over-the-counter medicines can cost significantly less than their name-brand counterparts. Most consumers see generics as a good bargain, the same medicine with the same ingredients for less ...

A generic blood pressure drug called prazosin, made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, is being recalled by the Food and Drug ...