Professionals

• Recently Available First Time Generics
• First Time Generics Available in 2008
• Anticipated First Time Generics 2008 – 2011
• FDA orange book approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations
• FDA Generic Approvals web site: 1st time approvals 2001 – current year
• FDA Office of Generic Drugs Web site
• Therapeutic Equivalence of Generic Drugs "Letter to Health Practitioners"
• Therapeutic Equivalence of Generic Drugs "Response to National Association of Boards of Pharmacy"
• Clinical Equivalence of Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Disease — A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• RxFacts: Independent Drug Information Service (iDiS) – An innovative program designed to provide physicians with an evidence-based, non-commercial source of the latest findings about the drugs they prescribe. Clinical content is created by an independent group of physicians and researchers on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.
• ePocrates Rx: Free mobile drug and formulary reference with continually updated drug information on more than 3,300 brand and generic drugs
• Orange Book Blog: Where patent law and FDA law intersect.

Note: These are external links that will open a new browser window.

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Educate your patients and customers with these handy, printable brochures:

• Top 10 Facts on Generic Drugs
• Top 25 Drugs Cost Comparison Brand-name vs. generic drug cost comparison for the 25 most prescribed drugs for Michigan Blues members.
• BCBSM Custom Formulary Quick Guide for Members

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