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    Therapeutic equivalence requires that drug products be both pharmaceutical equivalents and bioequivalents. To be considered pharmaceutical equivalents, drugs must contain the same active ingredients, be the same dosage form, and be identical in strength. To be bioequivalents, the rate and extent of absorption cannot differ significantly between the test and reference drug when administered at the same molar dose under similar conditions. The FDA classifies drugs as therapeutically equivalent if they are approved as safe and effective, are pharmaceutical equivalents, are bioequivalents or shown to meet an appropriate standard, are adequately labeled, and manufactured according to good practices.

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    Therapeutic Equivalence = Bioequivalence + Pharmaceutical Equivalence

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    Therapeutic equivalence requires that drug products be both pharmaceutical equivalents and bioequivalents. To be considered pharmaceutical equivalents, drugs must contain the same active ingredients, be the same dosage form, and be identical in strength. To be bioequivalents, the rate and extent of absorption cannot differ significantly between the test and reference drug when administered at the same molar dose under similar conditions. The FDA classifies drugs as therapeutically equivalent if they are approved as safe and effective, are pharmaceutical equivalents, are bioequivalents or shown to meet an appropriate standard, are adequately labeled, and manufactured according to good practices.

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    Therapeutic equivalence requires that drug products be both pharmaceutical equivalents and bioequivalents. To be considered pharmaceutical equivalents, drugs must contain the same active ingredients, be the same dosage form, and be identical in strength. To be bioequivalents, the rate and extent of absorption cannot differ significantly between the test and reference drug when administered at the same molar dose under similar conditions. The FDA classifies drugs as therapeutically equivalent if they are approved as safe and effective, are pharmaceutical equivalents, are bioequivalents or shown to meet an appropriate standard, are adequately labeled, and manufactured according to good practices.

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    Therapeutic Equivalence = Bioequivalence + Pharmaceutical Equivalence

    Drugs are considered to be therapeutic equivalents and thus suitable for substitution
    (generic equivalents) if, among other factors, they are both pharmaceutical equivalents
    and bioequivalent.

    Therapeutic Equivalents: Drug products are considered to be therapeutic equivalents


    only if they are pharmaceutical equivalents and if they can be expected to have the same
    clinical effect and safety profile when administered to patients under the conditions
    specified in the labeling.
    The FDA classifies as therapeutically equivalent those products that meet the following
    general criteria:
    I. they are approved as safe and effective;
    II. they are pharmaceutical equivalents in that they,
    (a) contain identical amounts of the same active drug ingredient in the same dosage form
    and route of administration, and
    (b) meet compendial or other applicable standards of strength, quality, purity, and
    identity;
    III. they are bioequivalent in that,
    (a) they do not present a known or potential bioequivalence problem, and they meet an
    acceptable in vitro standard, or
    (b) if they do present such a known or potential problem, they are shown to meet an
    appropriate bioequivalence standard;
    IV. they are adequately labeled; and
    V. they are manufactured in compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice
    regulations.

    Bioequivalents: Drugs are deemed bioequivalent if:


    "The rate and extent of absorption of the test drug do not show a significant difference
    from the rate and extent of absorption of the reference drug when administered at the
    same molar dose of the therapeutic ingredient under similar experimental conditions in
    either a single dose or multiple doses;" or
    "The extent of absorption of the test drug does not show a significant difference from the
    extent of absorption of the reference drug when administered at the same molar dose of
    the therapeutic ingredient under similar experimental conditions in either a single dose or
    multiple doses and the difference from the reference drug in the rate of absorption of the
    drug is intentional, is reflected in its proposed labeling, is not essential to the attainment
    of effective body drug concentrations on chronic use, and is considered medically
    insignificant for the drug."

    Pharmaceutical Equivalents : FDA considers drug products to be pharmaceutical


    equivalents if they meet these three criteria:
    1. they contain the same active ingredient(s)
    2. they are of the same dosage form and route of administration
    3. they are identical in strength or concentration
    Pharmaceutically equivalent drug products may differ in characteristics such as shape,
    release mechanism, labeling (to some extent), scoring, and excipients (including colors,
    flavors, preservatives).

    —Definitions from FDA.gov

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