A patient receives a prescription on which the provider has noted that a generic medication may be given.The patient asks the nurse what this means.What will the nurse tell the patient about generic drugs?

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Generic drugs are approved by the FDA if they are proved to be bioequivalent to the brand-name drug.They tend to be less expensive because manufacturers of these drugs do not have to do the extensive testing required of brand-name drugs before marketing.They are not identical to brand-name drugs and often have different inert ingredients.

A Patient Receives a Prescription on Which the Provider Has