jäljitelmälääke
Jäljitelmälääke is the Finnish term for a generic drug. A generic drug is a pharmaceutical medication that is equivalent to a brand-name drug in dosage form, safety, strength, route of administration, quality, performance characteristics, and intended use. The key difference between a brand-name drug and its generic counterpart is that the generic version is not protected by the original manufacturer's patent.
When a patent on a brand-name drug expires, other pharmaceutical companies can manufacture and market their
The active ingredient in a generic drug is chemically identical to that in the brand-name drug. While