generic drug

/dʒəˌnɛrɪk drəg/

Other forms: generic drugs

Definitions of generic drug

1. noun

   when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees
   “generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs”

   antonyms:

   brand-name drug

   a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)

   type of:

   drug

   a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

   generic

   any product that can be sold without a brand name