Most of the times, it’s impossible to find out the difference between a brand name drug and its generic counterpart as far as its formation is concerned. But a normal individual can easily observe the difference as soon as he gives a look at the pills. Generic version and the brand name drug don’t look similar. No need to mention that they don’t share the same name. They don’t even share the same structure and color. It is must for a generic version to have a different look from its brand name counterpart. It’s because Food and Drugs Association (FDA) doesn’t allow a generic version to remain a look alike of its brand name counterpart.

Safety of generic drugs is inherited from their brand name counterparts. It can be judged from the extent of the later. After all only the difference in name, structure and color can’t make any difference to the safety factor. The same good manufacturing practices established by the FDA are followed to produce generic drugs.

The factor which everyone is gung ho about a medicine is the price. Generic drugs beat the brand versions in this context. One can get generic drugs at a much cheaper cost. What’s the reason? Why is the price so less, if the quality and active ingredients are same? Your stream of queries will stop when you come to know that it’s because of no additional charges for research, development, advertisement and promotion. The generic drug manufacturers don’t have to invest in above described fields. Again we can say that they inherit even the after promotion effects of their brand name. And research is not at all necessary as a generic drug is just a replica of its brand name. It follows the same formula of the later.