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Show Diazepam is better known by its brand name Valium. A generic drug is the same chemical formulation sold under the chemical name rather than a brand name usually at a A rose by any other name is hydrochlorothiazidetriamterine Generic drugs are cheaper. by Dennis Hinkamp Consumer Information Writer Utah State University One of the first consumer safe, but in some cases inferior . paring buying generic drugs e versus paper towels. Fortunately, there are also vastly different regulations overseeing the two types of generics. All drugs are generic in that they have a specific chemical formula. Brand names are used mainly for marketing purposes. It is much easier to remember diuretic) Dyazide (a brand-nam- e than its generic name to the brand-namproducts. This may be one reason generic drugs have lost some of their popularity as a consumer issue. Other stumbling blocks were getting doctors to prescribe generics and getting the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the approval time for new generic drugs. There is a vastly different consumer psychology when com cut-rat- e issues I remember writing about was generic drugs. That was about 10 years ago. At about the same time generic drugs were becoming an issue, supermarkets started coming out with an entire line of generic grocery products. These generic groceries were . greatly reduced price. The reason there arent generic equivalents for all drugs is that the companies which first develop new drugs have patent rights. ' According to Dr. Norleen Ackerman, consumer economist in the Utah State University college of family life, these pa- tent rights allow the company to be the sole seller of that drug. These exclusive rights generally last about 17 years. She says the exclusive rights are granted to help the company gain enough profit to pay for all the research that went into developing ' i' the drug. Its not un common for eight years of the quired to show that the drug same active ingred- patent time to be used up before contains the the drug reaches the market. After the patent expires and the FDA grants approval, the drug can be produced and sold under a generic name by any company. Until 1984, however, the FDA required generic drugs to go through the same lengthy clinical tests as the original drug, although nothing was being changed except the name, shape, and color. In 1984, the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act was passed and greatly reduced the time and cost of introducing generic drugs. This reduced the time and testing needed for a generic drug to be approved by the FDA Ackerman says generic drug manufacturers now are re- - ients, is identical in dosage strength, has the same dosage form (tablet, liquid, etc.), has the same route of administration (mouth, injection,, etc.), is used for the same illnesses, and is bioequivalent (that is, it gets to its destination in the body in the same amount and at the same speed as the original brand-nam- e drug and is just as effective once it gets there). Nephi weather E.C. Sherwood, reporter High Low Prec. Snow Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Date f Come join the fun ! ?HoIiday RecipesSt&Decorating and gift ideas 35$ Tips on cooking with electricity Alice Fox, left. Myrtle Davis, Erma Greenhalgh, and Eula Howard of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers admire a quilt to be given away Friday, Dec. 18. Tickets are available from the DUP or at First Security Bank. 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For special occasions, or for special people, use our honeymoon suite, (more $) And, if you have meetings, meetings, meetings, we have meeting rooms for up to 60 people. i RIVERTON 12300 SOUTH Scott Dale Harsh, Kimberly Jeane Fidler Fidler, Harsh to be married Saturday Kimberly Jeane Fidler and Scott Dale Harsh will be married Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo. A reception and dance that evening will honor the couple. The bride-elec- t is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ness of Colorado. She graduated from Colorado Springs High School. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Harsh of Nephi. He graduated from Juab High School in 1985, after which he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He currently is stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., where the couple will make their home. Sinclair Service Car Wash & 385 South Main, Nephi ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DRAWING!! 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners DRAPER Drawing on December 20th |