Generic drugs deliver the same quantity of active ingredients at the same rate to the blood stream as the original drug. Therefore, scientifically we know their use in the body will be the same. Because of the above points, consumers can be assured that generic drugs are every bit as powerful as brand-name products. Generic drug manufacturers, for both legal and economic reasons, produce products equal in stability, purity, and effectiveness to the original drugs. Generics meet the same FDA requirements for safety and effectiveness as the brand-name drugs.
Generics use the very same compounds and work in the body exactly the same as the original drugs.
Generics, using exactly the same ingredients, use the brand-name manufacturers' testing for safety and effectiveness. To establish clearly before the FDA that the generic equivalent performs the same in the body as the original, additional small-scales tests are performed. These are similar to the tests carried out when brand-name manufacturers reformulate a drug. Please read our copyright and legal disclaimer information.