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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

generic drug

· ge·ner·ic drug · IPA
01 n. A medication sold under its generic name; -- usually legal only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued for the substance.…
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    A medication sold under its generic name; -- usually legal only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued for the substance. Generic drugs are usually less expensive than proprietary medications.