jäljitelmävalmisteet
Jäljitelmävalmisteet, known in English as generic drugs, are pharmaceutical products that are designed to be biologically equivalent to a brand-name drug, also referred to as the reference product. This means that the generic drug contains the same active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the same dosage strength, form, and route of administration as the brand-name drug. The primary goal of a generic drug is to offer a more affordable alternative to the original medication once the patent protection for the brand-name drug has expired.
The development and approval process for generic drugs in most regulatory systems, such as those in the
By providing identical therapeutic benefits at a lower cost, generic drugs play a significant role in healthcare