The phrase "a generic substitute for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that can replace another item or concept in a general sense without being specific.
Example: "In many recipes, applesauce can serve as a generic substitute for oil, providing moisture without the added fat."
Alternatives: "a general replacement for" or "a standard alternative to".
Since October 2013, a generic substitute for Esomeprazole is now available which could generate substantial savings in alimentary tract prescribing.
A man who identified himself as Bill Anderson said Medicare tried to force him to take a generic substitute for the anticholesterol drug Lipitor, which did not agree with him, before allowing him to return to the name brand drug.
On the other hand, there are people like Sheryl Greenfield of Bryn Mawr, Pa., an A.D.H.D. patient who spent days calling dozens of pharmacies to find a generic substitute for Adderall XR.
Many Americans first heard the name Apotex in 2006 when the company briefly flooded the United States market with a generic substitute for the blood thinner Plavix before the name-brand drug's main patent had officially expired.
And by 2011, a generic substitute is expected for what has been the world's single best-selling medicine, the cholesterol drug Lipitor, a drug with annual United States sales exceeding $5 billion.
Consider the moment you receive a new prescription: that moment-of-truth drives you to search drug information, click into an app like GoodRx, and see the availability of a generic substitute, then find the best price for that drug in your neighborhood and get a map that guides your drive to pick it up.
The law, and the proposed rule, would also limit payments to state Medicaid agencies for the aggregate costs of prescription drugs when a generic substitute is available.
The $6 billion market for Plavix collapsed in a matter of weeks after a generic substitute appeared.
If your doctor prescribes you a brand-name drug, ask whether it would be OK to use a generic substitute.
Each generic substitute for a name-brand drug is manufactured a bit differently, and each generic application comes with its own data set on the active drug ingredients, he said.
The present study included atorvastatin as an unexposed control group because no generic substitute for atorvastatin was available during the study period.
