Explanation of
"generic" tags:
In the Orange
Book Companion subscription services, we attempt to identify
branded products for which there is an approved generic equivalent. In
this way our subscribers will be signaled that,
despite the branded product having patents or exclusivities listed in
the
FDA Orange Book, it is subject to generic competition.
Products for which we have identified a rated generic are tagged with
their Therapeutic Equivalence (TE) Code, as follows: [GENERIC TE CODE]
OTC products that we believe are the subject of an approved
generic (based upon the
generic also being OTC and having the same active ingredient, dosage
form & route of administration, and strength) are tagged as follows: [GENERIC OTC]
Products for which a similar generic drug has been approved (based upon
their having the same active ingredient, dosage form & route of
administration, and strength), but which do not have identical TE
Codes are tagged as follows: [Has competitive
generic]
