Posted by SLS on November 19, 2011, at 16:59:47
In reply to Re: Generic Zyprexa. Day one, posted by ed_uk2010 on November 19, 2011, at 16:52:03
> >Is it true that generic drugs are not tested clinically?
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> Yes, they are tested for bioavailability, except some generics are actually the same product as the brand, and do not require any testing. For example, Winthrop's alfuzosin is exactly the same product as Sanofi's Xatral.
Is bioavailability the same as a clinical effect?No.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/clinical
There is no observational study of how these generic drugs affect real people.
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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