Are generic drugs as effective as the brand?

The FDA requires generics to be bioequivalent to the brand — same active ingredient, strength, dosage form, and route of administration — and to meet the same quality standards. Inactive ingredients can differ.

Why is the brand-name version usually more expensive?

The original manufacturer recovers research and marketing costs and holds a patent for a period. Once patents expire, multiple manufacturers can make the generic, and competition lowers the price.

Is there a generic for Delflex W/ Dextrose 1.5% Low Magnesium Low Calcium in Plastic Container?

Delflex W/ Dextrose 1.5% Low Magnesium Low Calcium in Plastic Container vs generic Calcium Chloride and Dextrose and Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride and Sodium Lactate — independent comparison.

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No generic Calcium Chloride and Dextrose and Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride and Sodium Lactate available yet

Delflex W/ Dextrose 1.5% Low Magnesium Low Calcium in Plastic Container appears to have no listed generic — often because it is still under patent. Browse the same drug class for alternatives.

What the pharmacy pays

$0.04per mL

This is not your price.It is NADAC — the CMS national-average price pharmacies pay to acquire this drug. What you are charged is set after that by your insurer, your deductible and the pharmacy’s markup, and is usually higher. Why the two numbers differ.

The brand

Delflex W/ Dextrose 1.5% Low Magnesium Low Calcium in Plastic Container

by Fresenius Medcl

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Is there a generic for Delflex W/ Dextrose 1.5% Low Magnesium Low Calcium in Plastic Container?

What the pharmacy pays

The brand

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