# \[e-drug\] Effectiveness of Generics compared to brands (cont'd) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [July 27, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-effectiveness-of-generics-compared-to-brands-contd/20189 "2004-07-27T02:16:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![atisojoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@atisojoo](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/atisojoo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-effectiveness-of-generics-compared-to-brands-contd/20189/1 "2004-07-27T02:16:44Z")
E-drug: Effectiveness of Generics compared to brands (cont'd) --------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues I think what you are looking for are bioequivalnce studies which compare a particular generic with its innovator brand equivalent...These can be obtained from Drug regulatory authorities, including FDA, WHO and the generic manufacturers themselves. For advocacy purposes, it might help to look for cases where brand products have failed! and success stories for generics. It is amazing how brand pharma marketing brain washes very bright medical professionals... you need to set up a group of diverse but relevant health professionals (include pharmacist/clinical pharmacologist) to deliberate these issues and allay the fears that your colleague has. Atieno Ojoo Graduate MPH scholar Boston University School of Public Health 715 Albany St T4W Boston, MA, 02118 Email: mojoo@bu.edu I will still use the yahoo address for edrug until I am well settled atisojoo@yahoo.co.uk -- To send a message to E-Drug, write to: e-drug@healthnet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe, write to: majordomo@healthnet.org in the body of the message type: subscribe e-drug OR unsubscribe e-drug To contact a person, send a message to: e-drug-help@healthnet.org Information and archives: [http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug](http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug)