Generic Drug - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Generic Drug;

NCIt synonyms : Generic;

NCIt definition : A pharmaceutical product equivalent to the brand name drug in dosage, safety, strength, how it is taken, quality, performance, and intended use. The FDA bases evaluations of substitutability, or therapeutic equivalence of a generic drug on scientific evaluation. A generic drug product must contain the identical amounts of the same active ingredient(s) as the brand name product and is expected to have equal effect when substituted for the brand name product.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044672;

Details

Origin ID

C1312;

UMLS CUI

C0085155;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Generic drug (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- drugs, generic [MeSH Descriptor]
- drugs, generic [MeSH concept]
- generic drug, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Generic drug (product) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- drugs, generic [MeSH Descriptor]
- drugs, generic [MeSH concept]
- generic drug, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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