Generic medicines are required to pass the test of being precisely the same as brand-name medicines. Hence, it becomes important to evaluate generic medicines, more than brand-name ones.
How are generic medicines evaluated?
The brand-name medicine is already authorized for several years; hence, information is readily available on the efficacy and safety of the generic medicines' active substance.
The generic medicine company is required to provide information on the quality of the medicine.
It also needs to supply data from a bioequivalence study to show that generic medicine produces the same levels of the active substance in the body as brand-name medicine.
Regulatory authorities like FDA make sure these recommendations and rules are followed properly. Once the company completes these procedures, generic franchises across the country are allowed to sell the medicines at affordable prices.