A brand name medication and a generic medication are, by default, essentially the same thing. All the parts of it that give you a benefit are exactly the same. They've undergone the same testing ...

Prescribing drugs by their brand name appears to be more prevalent than ever.1 Is this good practice? In particular, is it good for the prescribing physician? The answer to both questions has to be a ...

Emma Conway says generic and brand-name drugs must have the same milligrams of medicine in them.(Supplied) Typically, after a drug company researches, develops and markets a medication ...

But are generic versions of common medications as safe and effective as their brand-name counterparts?  READ MORE: Deadly ...