generics must have some degree of bio-equivalence to the brands before being approved by the FDA.
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Some degree of bio-equivalence? 99.9% of the time, generic medicine is
exactly the same as branded stuff. Hell, in the UK they're normally made in the same factory on the same production line. The only difference is that half fall down one chute to have Nurofen stamped on and the other half stay plain for supermarket branding. The only difference between branded stuff and generics is a placebo effect brought about by marketing.
Then again, over here you always get generic drugs when you're filling a prescription since it's a flat fee, rather than paying for what you're having (Or in fact free for a lot of people) so you only choose between branded or not when you buy non-prescription stuff. Still makes me laugh when people say that only a certain brand of pain killer works for them since they are literally all exactly the same thing.
There's nowhere I can't reach.