1. What is Generic Medicine? 2. What are Authorized Branded Generic Drugs? 3. Why generic drugs cost less than the branded drugs? 4. Generic Anti-Cancer Medicines 5. What are Lung & Pancreatic Cancer Generic Medicine Available in India. 6. Indian Generic Tarceva [Erlotinib Hydrochloride] 7. Indian Generic Tarceva with Different Brand Name 8. How to Access generic Anti-Cancer medicines from India What is Generic Medicine? Generic medicines are the same exact copy of brand name drugs that cost 30-80% less than the originals. Generic drugs are equivalent to the brand name or original drug in dosage, strength, route of administration, performance, quality and intended use. The only difference between generic drug and brand name drug is in their names and the price. A generic drug must contain the same active ingredients as the original brand name drugs. Generic drugs makers don’t face the same cost as the manufacturers so they are sold for the lower price than their branded...
India, over the years, has emerged as one of the major drug exporting nations to many countries of the world. Especially in the area of cancer treatment, the drugs from India related to this disease are gaining a lot of ground in the neighboring countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The patients of China who are suffering from cancer over the past many years are showing a positive response as far as the reliefs from the anticancer drugs from India are concerned. By the word relief here we actually mean that the Chinese patients who are suffering from cancer and various other related diseases are responding in a better way as far as the treatment from these drugs is concerned. As per the report from the anticancer drugs suppliers from India, consumption of such drugs has shot up to the tune of twenty percent as compared to the past years. In fact, such a result has become only possible because of the Supreme Court ruling in this area in the year 2013....