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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

generic drug \ge*ner"ic drug`\, 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. Generic drugs are usually less expensive than proprietary medications. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

generic drug n 1: 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" [ant: brand-name drug, proprietary drug]