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The only difference between a brand-name drug and its generic is the name (generics are usually called by their chemical name), shape and color of the drug (U.S. trademark laws don't allow generics to look exactly like the their brand-name counterparts) and price.
To my mind generic is a pejorative that implies something is routine, general and impersonal.
The Generic Pharmaceuticals Association opposes letting authorized generics on the market immediately, during the time when the first ordinary generic is supposed to have the market to itself.
The reason for using the term "generic" is because the evaluative verb involves a generic mood that expresses general truth based on the speaker's observations or attitudes.
Sometimes the generic is just as good as the brand.
Dietsch's music, while generic, is pleasant to hear.
And for the $50 or $60 it costs, being merely generic is not sufficient at all.
The town of Spa, whose name has become generic, is in eastern Belgium.
The battle between personal and generic is the battle between good and bad.
More generic is Seamus McKeon, an RTE journalist on the make and on the trail of politician and priest alike.
The average cost of a generic is $14, a fifth of the $70 average price of a brand-name prescription.
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