The Food and Drug General Authority confirmed that all generic medicines registered in the Kingdom are considered safe, as the highest quality standards are applied to these alternatives by “Food and Drug” specialists, and the safety and safety of these preparations are verified.
The agency explained toNews 24Generic medicines are pharmaceutical preparations that are manufactured equivalent to innovative medicines, differ in trade name and share active pharmaceutical substances.
She added that generic medicines are usually less expensive than their innovative counterparts, as there are many generic medicines that are widely used as therapeutic alternatives, such as preparations containing active pharmaceutical substances to treat acute “short-term” or chronic diseases such as diabetes. .
She indicated that there are some therapeutic preparations that may be innovative medicines from the company that first manufactured the product, or herbal or biological treatments, indicating that some generic medicines need a prescription to be dispensed, and there are some medicines that do not need a prescription.
And she indicated that companies tend to manufacture generic medicines for several reasons, including meeting the market’s need for pharmaceutical products, the low manufacturing cost and the time needed for that, in addition to the fact that they need fewer studies compared to innovative medicines.