A brand name medication and a generic medication are, by default, essentially the same thing. All the parts of it that give you a benefit are exactly the same. They've undergone the same testing ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a generic version of the daily injectable GLP-1 medicine liraglutide ...

The drugs were first approved to treat type 2 diabetes – and that's what the FDA said daily injections of liraglutide could ...

Here’s more about this cheaper Viagra alternative and whether it’s as effective as the brand-name drug. (Spoiler: It is.) While generic sildenafil and Viagra are equally safe and effective ...

The federal government is phasing out off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes ...

Metformin is prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It's a generic medication available as the brand-name drugs Fortamet and Glumetza. It comes as an oral tablet. The cost of metformin can vary ...

Seated on drug-store shelves right next to most brand-name medications is the generic version of the drug and Claritin is no ...