Why Generic Drugs Won’t Have to List All Their Side Effects The Supreme Court just decided two cases of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry that are each a big deal to consumers in their own way–especially the one that says you can’t sue a generic drug manufacturer for not putting the latest warnings on [...]
Supreme Court Hands Drug Companies Twin Wins In one case, the court struck down a Vermont law that barred the buying, selling and profiling of doctors’ prescription records. And in the second, the court ruled that the makers of generic drugs are immune from state lawsuits for failure to warn consumers about possible side effects [...]
Makers of generic drugs don’t have to warn of new dangers, Supreme Court rules The Supreme Court rules that makers of generics, unlike makers of brand-name drugs, do not have to warn patients of newly revealed problems. In another ruling, justices supported drug makers buying or selling prescription records from patients for ‘marketing’ purposes. WASHINGTON [...]
In this day and age there is widespread usage of generic drugs. Unless your physician specifically orders a name brand medication, your pharmacist may fill your prescription with the generically made counterpart. As the patient, it should be your decision if that is what you want to use. We are able to purchase generically made [...]
The use of generic prescribed drugs is rising and is envisioned to rise, as people become more aware of the advantages of using these medicines. Marketing programs may serve to aid in informing the public about common drugs because some people have reservation about using these drugs. The general perspectives are based totally on the [...]
