Generic Medicines

Generic medicines have made inroads towards theeffective for you? Knowing the active ingredient in
path previously held by brand-name products in theyour medication and what it essentially does for your
last two decades. The high price of branded medicinescondition will help you make an informed decision about
is starting to become the focus of attention especiallywhich medicine to take - and one which is not only
with the cost of healthcare throughout the worldbased on the price.
remaining prohibitive. The high prices that people usedThis goes as well for medications for gender-specific
to pay for branded medicines are now becoming lessconcerns - such as Erectile Dysfunction. One of the
and less an automatic decision for people buying theirtop lifestyle medications today for the condition is
medication today perhaps because of an awarenessViagra with sales hovering over the $1 billion mark.
that the same medication produced by otherWith its immense popularity, it is inevitable that the
pharmaceutical companies may cost substantially lessdemand for a generic equivalent will be quite high as
but may have the same quality.well - but this opens the doors for counterfeit
Although initially encountering resistance due to themedications. So prudence and caution should be
massive propaganda campaign brought on by theexercised in this aspect. The active ingredient of
manufacturers of branded medicines who haveViagra is Sildenafil Citrate, and the drug is
invested heavily on research and brand advertising,manufactured by Pfizer. Pfizer also manufactures
people are wising up to the equation that Generics, orRevatio, which is also Sildenafil Citrate, but is prescribed
"Biosimilar" products, should have the same efficacy asfor Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and for improving
those with recognizable brand names. So long as theexercise ability.
same standards are applied to evaluate the safetyTadalafil, which is based on the chemical compound
and efficacy of both generic and branded medicalIC351, is marketed under the brand name Cialis. It
products, then misinformation and negativeworks pretty much like Viagra, but has a longer
propaganda will not have any room in the people'spotency period of 36 hours, thus earning the moniker
minds at all.the "weekend pill".
On the medical prescription side, doctors are actuallyVardenafil, marketed under the brand name Levitra, is
trained to prescribe generic names of medications foranother Erectile Dysfunction medication. It works also
particular illnesses. Brand names were often introducedpretty much like Viagra, but at lower dosages. Levitra
into the equation when the pharmaceutical companiesis available at 2.5mg, 5mg, 10 mg, and 20mg doses,
lobbied with the doctors to push certain brands into thewith the 10mg dose being more or less equivalent to a
preferred prescriptions.50 mg dose of Viagra.
On the consumer side, the key to choosing a suitableViagra, Revatio, Levitra, and Cialis all work to provide a
generic product is to know the "AI" or Active Ingredienttemporary treatment for Erectile Dysfunction. All four
of the medication. The label of the medicine youare PDE5 Inhibitor medications. And although each one
purchase holds the key. Other than the brand name, itmay have subtle variations from the others, when
will prominently have the "Active Ingredient" displayedproperly prescribed by your healthcare physician,
beside or below the product name. For instance,anyone of them will probably work to suit your need
paracetamol is an active ingredient in most brandedbut it would be best to seek advice from your trusted
anti-inflammatory or headache relief tablets. But whichhealth care professional before deciding on anything.
brand and at which dosage would be the most