E-drug: Generic quality (cont)
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Dear Mohga:
I think that you have to differentiate between generic products made in
developed countries versus those made in developing countries. It�s hard
to make the argument about generic inferiority in developed countries
and from what I have seen most multinationals have stopped trying to do
this, there are however exceptions as the Boots/Knoll episode with
generic thyroid medication points out. The FDA web site has a number of
commentaries about generic products see
<www.fda.gov/cder/news/ntiletter.htm>.
From what I have seen most of the claims about inferior generic
products have been made about products originating from developing
countries like India and China. I don't know of any literature that
has systematically evaluated the quality of these products.
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Joel Lexchin MD
121 Walmer Rd.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5R 2X8
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