Wolfgang Späth

Biography

Generic medicines are medicinal products that are identical to the first supplierdrugs with regard to the drug . They are thus bioequivalent and have the same effect. In principle, generic medicines can only be manufactured by the companies after thepatent protection of the first provider drugs has been extinguished . In a single point, they are fundamentally different from the respective first-line providers: they are much cheaper ( generic cost advantages ). Today, most of the diseases can already be treated with generics. It is not without reason that the World Health Organization (WHO) list of the world's most important medicinal products is almost exclusively generic ( WHO List of Essential Medicines ).In Germany, generic companies cover nearly 77 percent of the total drug requirements for the care of patients. Tendency: rising.

Research Interest

pharma