What Is the Difference Between Generic and Name Brand Ibuprofen?

What is the difference between generic ibuprofen vs. name brands?Yali Friedman:

I just published a paper that answers this question: Are Generic Drugs Less Safe than their Branded Equivalents?

Here’s the tl;dr version:

Generic drugs are versions of drugs made by companies other than the company which originally developed the drug.

To gain FDA approval, a generic drug must:

• Contain the same active ingredients as the innovator drug (inactive ingredients may vary)
• Be identical in strength, dosage form, and route of administration
• Have the same use indications
• Be bioequivalent
• Meet the same batch requirements for identity, strength, purity, and quality
• Be manufactured under the same strict standards of FDA's good manufacturing practice regulations required for innovator products

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