FAQ

 

 

What are generic medicines?

 

According to WHO (World Health Organization) a generic medicine is one sold under the name of the active ingredient which incorporates, being the sufficiently bioequivalent thing to the original brand, that is to say, equal in composition and pharmaceutical form and with very similar bioavailability that the same one. It can be recognized because in the packing of the medicine instead of a trade name there appears the name of the substance of which is done (so called active beginning) followed by the name of the laboratory manufacturer.

 

 

In what does generic medicine differ from one from brand?

 

They differentiate in the name, that is to say, the generic medicine like it has commented previously, names for the name of the medicinal substance that composes it. As soon as the patent of the original medicine has expired and authorized by the Ministry of Health, the generic medicine will be able to begin to be commercialized.

 

 

What advantages have the generic medicines?

 

Principally the saving in the recommended retail price, since on the generic ones there are not applied the investments realized by the pharmaceutical companies in discovering the medicine.

 

Are generic medicines really more economic?

 

Principally the saving in the recommended retail price, since on the generic ones there are not applied the investments realized by the pharmaceutical companies in discovering the medicine.

 

 

Which is the saving that implies the utilization of generic medicines?

 

He supposes a saving superior to 50 % with regard to the medicine of brand.

 

 

Does the same as a generic medicine as a brand?

 

Exactly the same quality, since the generic medicines are approved by strict controls of the Ministry of Health and they submit to the same procedures that the rest of medicines.

 

 

Where is it possible to consult if a generic medicine is approved in Spain of official form?

 

The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Sanitary Products (AEMPS) is the organism in charge of the control of the medicines. It is possible to consult across the web page www.agemed.es or in the telephone 902 510 100.

 

 

Who supports the efficacy of generic medicine?

 

The Ministry of Health is the organism entrusted to control and support the efficiency of any medicine, included the generics.