generic drugs

Campaigners say EU trade negotiations threaten the production of generic drugs.

IN NEW DELHI Private investigator Suresh Sati rattled off the popular brand names listed on the boxes of cough syrup, supplements, vitamins and painkillers sprawled across the desk and shelves in his basement office.

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- It took two years of secret suffering and gut-wrenching diarrhea to make Lumkile Sizila face the fact that he had HIV....

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seniors who switch between low-cost generic drugs and the original products based on who's footing the bill are likely driving up the cost of the government's Medicare drug plan, according to a new study....

UPDATED ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA said today that it will not permit 30 generic drugs, including formulations of acyclovir, ciprofloxacin, and simvastatin, made at two Ranbaxy Laboratories plants in India, to enter into the U.S.

The FDA shut down imports of more than 30 generic drugs including many antibiotics and antiviral drugs manufactured by Ranbaxy Laboratories.Developing story.

Counterfeit (or fake) drugs are products that are manufactured using incorrect, inactive, or harmful ingredients.

These drugs are then packaged and labeled to look like real brand-name and generic drugs to deceive consumers into thinking that they are buying real drugs.

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