Question

Why might a person request a generic

name drug from a physician rather than a
a brand-name drug?

Answer 1

To save money. Generic medications function in the same prescribed manner as the brand name. The difference is that when the pattern for the brand name medicine expires, other manufacturers can produce a generic alternative at a lower price. Also, in the US most insurance companies will not pay for brand name medications when a generic alternative is available

Answer 2

These similarities help to demonstrate bioequivalence, which means that a generic medicine works in the same way and provides the same clinical benefit as the brand-name medicine. In other words, you can take a generic medicine as an equal substitute for its brand-name counterpart