Chemicals and Drugs

Generic Drugs

Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies.

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Classification

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Drugs, Generic
  • Drugs, Nonproprietary
  • Generic Drug
  • Drug, Generic
  • Nonproprietary Drugs

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific drug if relevant

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

  • Drugs (1966-1991)

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Tree Number

  1. D26.360w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Generic Drugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016568. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016568
  2. Generic Drugs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_drug
  3. Generic Drugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506319