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]