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;
Origin ID : C1312;
UMLS CUI : C0085155;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
