Brand Name Drug
定義
A drug marketed under a proprietary, trademarked name by the company that originally developed it. Brand-name drugs are protected by patents (typically 20 years from filing) and may receive additional exclusivity periods, during which no generic versions can be marketed.
例
Humira (adalimumab) was the world's best-selling drug before biosimilar competition began. The brand name identifies Abbott/AbbVie as the originator.
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