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What is a 'generic' medicine at a US pharmacy?

✕ A medicine that is only sold abroad Your answer
B A medicine with a weaker dose than the brand name
C A medicine that never needs a prescription
✓ A medicine with the same active ingredient as a brand-name drug, usually cheaper

Not quite.

Generics must have the same active ingredient, strength and use as the brand-name drug and be approved by the FDA. They usually cost much less, and pharmacists can often substitute them.

Source: FDA: Generic Drug Facts

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