Generic drugs in ophthalmic practice: Boon or bane?

Abstract

Generic pharma products are inexpensive as compared to the original innovator branded drugs. True generics are not freely available in India. There have been concerns about efficacy and quality of generics that are available. This review outlines these issues and the legislation regarding the availability and use of generics in our practice.

Keywords

• generics
• branded generics
• innovator brands
• efficacy
• cost effectiveness