Generics become equivalent medicines
The definition of equivalent medicine was introduced in Italy by law 149 of 2005. The same medicines were previously called generics. The change in name to equivalent was established by the Ministry of Health in order to avoid the use of the term generic, which could be considered a limitation for these kinds of products.
The term generic places the accent on the name of the medicine, which is no longer the registered brand, but the active ingredient followed by the name of the manufacturing company, whereas the term equivalent underscores its equivalence to the original medicine in therapeutic terms.
The term generic places the accent on the name of the medicine, which is no longer the registered brand, but the active ingredient followed by the name of the manufacturing company, whereas the term equivalent underscores its equivalence to the original medicine in therapeutic terms.
