brand-name drug

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brand-name drug - a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)

proprietary drug

drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

generic drug - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs"

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drug generic generic drug proprietary drug			The reason is that plugging the donut hole will keep seniors on brand-name drugs instead of encouraging them to switch to generics when the $2,700 is reached. A donut hole filled with drug-industry pork by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly Brand-name drug * The first approved version of a drug. Consumer guide to generic drugs by Consumer Guide to Generic Drugs Although many health experts believe brand-name drugs are better than generics when it comes to treating cardiovascular disease, a recent review of pharmaceutical studies found no evidence the often pricier brand-name drugs perform differently than generics. Brand name drugs not better for heart by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health			Branchiopoda branchiopodan branchiopodous branchiostegal Branchiostege Branchiostegidae Branchiostegous Branchiostoma Branchiostomidae Branchiura Branchless branchlet Branchy Brancusi brand brand awareness brand contamination brand extension Brand goose brand image Brand iron brand leader brand name Brand spore brand stretching brand-name drug brand-new brand-newness brandade branded Brandeis Brandenburg Brander Brandied branding branding iron branding-iron brandish Brandisher Brandle brandling brandmark Brando Brandon brandophily Brandt brandy brandy bottle brandy butter Brandy fruit brandy glass			Brand stretching Brand stretching Brand Switching brand U Brand usage and loyalty Brand usage and loyalty Brand Value Creator brand values brand with reproach Brand X Brand X Networks, Inc. Brand, Dollar Brand, Efficiency, Results and Quality Brand, Ethan Brand, flag and label Brand, flag, label Brand, Max Brand, Max Brand, Mona Brand, Sir John Henry Brand, Stewart Brand, Stewart Brand, Vance DeVoe Brand, Vance DeVoe Brand-Melde-Zentrale brand-name brand-name brand-name brand-name brand-name brand-name drug brand-new brand-newness Brand-Person Relationship brandade brandades Brandão, Raul Brandblusser Brandblusser Brandblusser Brande Brande Brande Brande Brande Brande International Music Workshop Orchestra branded branded branded branded branded Branded Active Benefit Branded by fire Branded by the One Brandeis Brandeis Asian American Students Association Brandeis Black Student Organization Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps Brandeis Hillel Day School Brandeis Institute for International Judges

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