Čes. slov. farm. 1999, 48(2):59-64
Generics, Alternatives, Substitution, Interchange
- Ústav aplikované farmacie Farmaceutické fakulty Veterinární a farmaceutické univerzity, Brno
- Katedra galenickej farmácie Farmaceutickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava
Linking up with the topical activities of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) indefining the concepts generic alternative, generic substitution, therapeutic alternative, therapeuticsubstitution and therapeutic replacement and the proposed policy, the paper describes the state anddevelopment in the field of generics. The attention is devoted to the position of generics in selectedcountries, their definitions, labelling, pricing and generic substitution.
Keywords: generics; definition; labelling; pricing; generic substitution
Published: February 1, 1999 Show citation