Huh? Generics only exist once the original patent has expired. There’s no research necessary because it’s the exact same medication, just produced by a different company.
There’s technically a small amount of research necessary to prove that not only does a drug contain the same ingredients in the same quantities, but actually causes the same drug levels in the body as the reference (branded) drug. But your point stands, it’s nowhere, nowhere near the effort of getting a new drug on the market. Just a random FYI I guess.
Huh? Generics only exist once the original patent has expired. There’s no research necessary because it’s the exact same medication, just produced by a different company.
There’s technically a small amount of research necessary to prove that not only does a drug contain the same ingredients in the same quantities, but actually causes the same drug levels in the body as the reference (branded) drug. But your point stands, it’s nowhere, nowhere near the effort of getting a new drug on the market. Just a random FYI I guess.