Simvastatin is sold as a single-ingredient generic medication and as the brand-name Zocor.

作为单一成分出售的辛伐他汀是非专利药，商品名为舒降之。

youdao

Oh, good. Well I see the medication your doctor ordered is a name brand and quite expensive. Would you prefer the generic?

我看到你的医生开的是一个有名的牌子，挺贵的，你想不想换普通一点的药？

youdao

Its success is associated with the rise of generic medication.

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Total revenues increased 10% year over year excluding the impact of Adderall whose sales dropped 32% when a generic version of the ADD medication was approved in the second quarter 2012.

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The tax applies to prescription medication companies, not generic drug producers.

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