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If brand-name medications and generic medications have the same active ingredients, why do they look different?

April 26, 2017active brand-name different generic ingredients look medications

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If brand-name medications and generic medications have the same active ingredients, why do they look different?

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In the United States, trademark laws do not allow a generic medication to look exactly like the brand-name medication. However, a generic medication must duplicate the active ingredient. Colors, flavors, and certain other inactive ingredients may be different.