Is it possible to replace original drugs with generics – perhaps the most important question that worries men who are faced with the need to take drugs to restore potency, the most popular of which is Viagra. The anxiety of patients is understandable, because hardly anything can justify the use of a cheaper analogue if its quality is worse and it can harm the body. In fact, these are prejudices and prejudices. In recent years, pharmacology has seen an increase in the number of generics of all drugs without exception. The reason for this is simple: most of the drugs in widespread use today were invented more than 20 years ago, and the term of patent protection rarely exceeds two decades. After this period, any pharmaceutical company acquires the right to produce the same medicine in composition as the branded one and sell it under its own trade name.
According to some experts, the share of generic drugs for erectile dysfunction from the group of PDE-5 inhibitors today is about 70%.
Generics have the same active ingredient and the same bioavailability as the original drug, and in some cases even more. We are talking about non-standard forms of release of Viagra generics such as capsules, oral gel or soft tablets. When buying a cheap generic Viagra, you should not worry that it will turn out to be ineffective, because before entering the pharmaceutical market, any generic drug undergoes a series of tests, during which the bioavailability of the drug is measured, which reflects its quality, its level of toxicity to the body and compliance with the declared recipe. In the presence of any deviations, generics based on Sildenafil citrate simply don’t receive the approval of medical regulatory authorities.
Viagra generics are exact copies of the original drug, except for the fact that they may contain other excipients, if the latter don’t compromise their effectiveness.
Quite often, patients taking Viagra generics express the opinion that their body tolerates generics better than the original medicine. As a rule, this is due to a more thorough purification of the active ingredient. In addition, some Indian manufacturers now produce lactose-free generic Viagra, making it possible for people with lactose intolerance or lactose-glucose malabsorption to take them.
From an economic point of view, the problem of generics and originator drugs for erectile dysfunction is based on the balance of loss and gain. Please note that if a doctor hides information that the active ingredient Sildenafil citrate is contained not only in the original Viagra, but also in many of its generics, this indicates his dishonesty. He may be financially rewarded for increasing sales of the branded drug.
