There has been a long history of\nconflict on the authenticity of generic medicines and why has it been a taboo\nword in the medical fraternity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back in the mid 1900’s when the\ngeneric versions of the medicines were not regulated by any authorized council ,\nthere was a havoc caused in the markets\nacross nations worldwide after there were cases reported where patients fell\nill after taking generic medicines which resulted in the fear amongst consumers\nand the medical fraternity. Therefore they were not prescribed by doctors nor\npreferred by the consumers. Doctors till date avoid prescribing generic\nmedicines keeping the safety issue in mind. Generic medicines rolled into the\nindustry in the early 1900’s but are still struggling to make their mark in\ncountries like India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is now after the intervention of\nthe government that generic medicines are being promoted and prescribed\nespecially for the lower class. This industry has now evolved by active pharmaceutical\ncompanies in India<\/strong><\/a> who are producing\ngeneric as well as branded medicines. When a medicine is generated a pharmaceutical\ncompany<\/strong> incurs heavy expenditure in R&D and on licensing the product\nand getting a patent for the product and as a result all the costs are\ntransferred on the customers which is how branded medicines are sold at\nexorbitant prices. Whereas, this is not the case with generic medicines, they\ndo not involve the cost of branded medicines. Generic medicines are created\nafter the company exhausts its patent right on the original medicine. Generic\nmedicines are prepared by using the active ingredients of the original medicine\ncombined with the inactive ingredients which may differ from the original\nmedicine. For example, Aspirin and Paracetamol are generic drugs that are often\nsold under brand names like Disprin and Crocin. There are huge pharmaceutical companies<\/strong>\nwhich manufacture generic as well as branded products like Ciron Drugs. They\nhave huge\nmanufacturing plants in Tarapur<\/strong> and Palghar<\/strong><\/a>.\nThe tablet manufacturers<\/strong> in India<\/strong> have to create awareness\ncampaigns only then will consumers trust their generic medicines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n