July 8, 2011 — Switching between different generic versions of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may cause greater changes in plasma drug concentrations compared with making a generic substitution of a brand ...

Starting January 1, a drug that thousands of patients depend on to help them breathe will disappear from pharmacy shelves, and doctors are concerned patients may have delays switching to alternatives ...

While approved generics are required to be equivalent to their brand-named counterparts in terms of active ingredients, some may wonder if a switch between generics could cause problems for someone ...

I'm taking a medication called Toprol for high blood pressure. Is it safe to switch to a less expensive generic form? It depends on which type you use. One generic for the long-acting heart and blood ...

The active ingredient is the same. The rest is negotiable. Every branded drug and its generic version must contain the same ...

A recent study found that switching from brand name to generic cholesterol medications has saved Medicare billions of dollars between 2014 and 2018, even as the number people on cholesterol-lowering ...

CINCINNATI -- While approved generics are required to be equivalent to their brand-named counterparts in terms of active ingredients, some may wonder if a switch between generics could cause problems ...