

<head> Tipster Topic Description


<num> Number: 116


<dom> Domain: Medical & Biological


<title> Topic: Generic Drug Substitutions


<desc> Description:

Document will identify a generic drug which can be substituted for a brand 
name drug in the treatment of at least one medical condition.


<smry> Summary:

Document will identify a generic drug which can be substituted for a brand 
name drug in the treatment of at least one medical condition.


<narr> Narrative:

A relevant document must have all four of the following pieces of information
relative to potential generic drug substitutions: the name of a generic drug,
the brand name (or chemical term) of the drug for which it is an equivalent, 
the manufacturer or distributor of the generic, and the medical condition(s) 
treated by both the generic and the brand name drug.  Reports which contain 
multiple generic equivalencies are clearly relevant, since the purpose of 
the search is to build a cross index of potentially cheaper generics.  General
reports on the economics, legal actions, or politics of generic competitions 
are NOT relevant, unless they contain the four elements of data specified.  


<con> Concept(s):

1.  generic drug, generic equivalent 


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