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Medicines that have the same chemical composition as pharmaceutical drugs protected by patents are called generic medication. Generic drugs can only enter the market when patents on original drugs have expired.
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Generic Medication. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_268
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