Sentences with phrase «than brand name drugs»

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For instance, a ProPublica analysis of Medicare's Part D prescription drug program found that doctors who received more industry money were also more likely to prescribe brand name, rather than cheaper generic, drugs.

In fact, a 2009 FDA study showed that of 2,070 orally administered generic drug products approved by the agency between 1996 to 2007, generics differ in bioequivalency from brand names, on average, by about 3.5 percent; less than two percent varied by more than 10 percent.

Like Lucas» own drug, which he labeled with the brand name of «Blue Magic», it isn't offering a different product; it just gives you more bang for your buck than what anyone else is offering these days.

Examples of Medicaid fraud include: billing for services not performed, providing unnecessary services, billing for more expensive services, billing for services separately that should legitimately be one billing, billing more than once for the same medical service, dispensing generic drugs but billing for brand name drugs.

Silver plans offer a low copay on doctor visits and brand name prescription drugs, and save employees more on their out of pocket medical bills than the higher premium cost of the silver plans.

Prescription drugs that are no longer patent - protected and are sold by drug manufacturers under a different name than the original brand name drug.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a generic drug costs 80 percent to 85 percent less than its brand - name counterpDrug Administration (FDA), a generic drug costs 80 percent to 85 percent less than its brand - name counterpdrug costs 80 percent to 85 percent less than its brand - name counterpart.

A brand name drug will be more expensive than an otherwise - identical generic drug.

Generic brands are typically much cheaper than name brand drugs.

Not everyone needs maternity coverage and those brand name prescription drugs are often a lot more expensive than their generic alternative.