generic

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In comparison, if generic semaglutide became available this year, as it has in other countries, Novo Nordisk would still generate approximately $48 billion in revenue for its branded versions over the same period.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

The reason Canada and other countries are getting lower-cost generic versions is because the key patents protecting semaglutide — the active ingredient of the drugs — expired March 20.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

This trend is demonstrated by the change in the generic ballot.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Nonprofits, academics and other nontraditional developers have generated evidence for some new uses of generic drugs, but there’s no clear path for them to secure label updates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Everything else—the piles of dirty laundry, the opened Doritos bags, the empty cans of generic soda pop, two ratty old chairs, and a moldering beanbag chair—was dispensable, an afterthought, props.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz