Generic drugs are produced and distributed without patent protection. A generic contains the same active ingredients as the brand pills and is identified by its chemical name rather than its brand name. Generic Drugs are manufactured by the certified producer but not by the original drug's producer. Generic drugs can be issued when the brand-name equivalent's patent expires. Upon the original medicine's patent expiration any pharmaceutical company can obtain a right on its production and purchase a chemical formula.
England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.
New weight-loss pill approved for use in UK
Foundayo is made by Eli Lilly, the drug firm behind the Mounjaro jab.