The question of whether generic forms of biologics—the notoriously hard to manufacture drugs made from living cells—can be just as effective as established brand names is a billion-dollar question for ...

Pittsburgh-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals will be the first company to produce a generic version of a popular blood thinner. According to Philly.com, the FDA has approved generic form Plavix. Companies ...

The manufacturer of a generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone is suing the Food and Drug Administration in an effort to preserve access as federal litigation threatens to overturn the FDA's ...

The FDA has approved the first generic form of liraglutide (Victoza), a once-daily injectable for improving glycemic control in patients ages 10 and older with type 2 diabetes, used as an adjunct to ...

Q. As an endocrinologist, I treat patients who have adrenal insufficiency. They cannot make their own cortisol and rely on daily replacement with the synthetic cortisol, oral hydrocortisone. Recently ...

The Food and Drug Administration took a highly unusual step this week: It acknowledged that a widely used generic drug -- a copycat of the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL -- was not the equivalent of the ...

A side-by-side comparison of these two ADHD medications shows that they’re similar in many ways. However, there are some differences. Concerta and Adderall are the brand names of generic medications.

A man died after he took the maximum dose of sildenafil, a generic form of Viagra, with alcohol. An autopsy revealed that he had a stroke, and signs of long-standing high blood pressure. People need ...