A patient asks the nurse when a brand-name medication that the patient is taking will be available as a generic. The nurse correctly responds that a drug can be manufactured, sold, and prescribed as a generic drug approximately ____ after it was patented.

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In the United States, a drug can be manufactured, sold, and prescribed as a generic approximately 20 years after it was patented. However, since it takes about 10 years for a drug to be developed and approved for market after its patent is filed, generics typically become available about 10 years after the brand-name version enters the market.

A Patient Asks the Nurse When a Brand-Name Medication That