If you’ve thought about buying prescription drugs on the internet you may have found the whole experience rather confusing.
— Are generic drugs as good as brand-names?
— Are drug copies such as “generic viagra” safe to use?
— Does it matter if a drug is not “FDA approved”?
— Are you breaking US laws if you buy non-FDA-approved drugs on the internet?
These are just some of the questions many people have about online pharmacies and online drugs. The purpose of this article is to answer some of these questions
1. What is a Generic Drug?
In the US and many other countries, a “generic” drug is a copy of a brand-name drug. It has identical active ingredients as the brand-name version, and so it is the same as the brand-name version in dosage, safety, strength, quality, performance, and intended use.
A generic version of a brand-name drug is not just similar to its brand-name counterpart. It is identical in all its important characteristics. It must not look like the brand-name version, and it may have a different flavor. But the amount of important active ingredients...