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02/21/2013 09:00 AM EST
Perhaps you’ve had this experience: You go to your local pharmacy to buy medicine. You’re inclined to go with the familiar brand name product, the one you know from commercials and other advertising. But the generic version is much less expensive. “If it’s so inexpensive, it must not be as effective or safe,” you think. You would be wrong, but many consumers have the same thought.
In this Consumer Update, find out the scientific standards generic drugs must meet to be approved for sale and learn about what FDA does when new complaints or evidence arise indicating that a generic drug may not have the same safety or effectiveness as was previously believed.
The Consumer Update includes a photo slideshow of FDA scientists testing generic drug products.
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