Generic name — may be:*Generic name, name of a biological genus *Generic name, International Nonproprietary Name for a drug *A placeholder name, referring to nobody in particular, such as Joe Bloggs or John Q. Public … Wikipedia
generic name — ge*ner ic name , n. The name for a medication, as used in the pharmacopoeia; it cannot be a trademark. The name is typically given by the inventor or discoverer of the drug, but must be approved by a national or international naming authority.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generic name, drug — The term generic name has several meanings as regards drugs: The chemical name of a drug. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug is sold. A term referring to any drug… … Medical dictionary
generic name — 1. In chemistry, a noun that indicates the class or type of a single compound; e.g., salt, saccharide (sugar), hexose, alcohol, aldehyde, lactone, acid, amine … Medical dictionary
generic name — noun a) The scientific name of a genus, conforming to the ICBN or ICZN. b) The name given to a drug that is used to identify it irrespective of trademark etc … Wiktionary
generic name — a scientific name of a taxon of genus rank; the first word in a binomen … Dictionary of ichthyology
generic — ge·ner·ic /jə ner ik/ adj 1: common or descriptive and not entitled to trademark protection: nonproprietary the generic name of a drug 2: having a nonproprietary name generic drugs M … Law dictionary
Generic — Ge*ner ic, Generical Ge*ner ic*al, a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]rique. See {Gender}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generic drug — ge*ner ic drug , n. A medication sold under its generic name; usually legal only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued for the substance. Generic drugs are usually less expensive than proprietary medications. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generic drug — A generic drug (generic drugs, short: generics) is a drug defined as a drug product that is comparable to brand/reference listed drug product in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality and performance characteristics, and intended … Wikipedia
generic — 1. adjective /dʒɪˈnɛɹɪk/ a) Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific , ...the essence is that such self describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them,what is generic,… … Wiktionary
