generic name

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• "Ibuprofen" is the generic name for the medication often sold as Advil.
• The pharmacist asked if I wanted the brand version or the one with the generic name.
• To save money, always ask your doctor for the drug's generic name.
• Many people don't realize that the generic name and the brand name drug have the same active ingredient.
• The World Health Organization assigns an official generic name to each new pharmaceutical substance.
• Can you tell me the generic name for this product?
• In chemistry, a compound often has a systematic name and a more common generic name.
• Once the patent expired, other companies could produce the drug under its generic name.
• The label clearly lists both the brand name and the generic name in smaller print.
• It is often harder to pronounce the generic name of a medicine compared to its brand name.