Word: branded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...said that the claim that there is no difference between a generically-(chemically) named drug and the drug under a brand name is a "shocking" contention...
...said that brand name drugs generally cost much more than generically named drugs. "The government is completely right in its decision to save money," he said...
...There is no evidence that significant differences between a generic and a brand-name drug exist, except for a very few drugs," Waud said...
...same medication can be sold under numerous brand names. Each company patents a specific chemical process, names its variation of the drug, and puts it on the market, often charging a high price, David Duhme '66, a research fellow at the Med School, said yesterday...
However, Dr. Peter Goldman, a pharmacologist at the Beth Israel Hospital, felt that the brand name on a drug guarantees a certain standard. The brand name drugs are "not better, but of a consistent, known quality," he explained...