Share on Pinterest The FDA recently approved a generic abortion pill that’s considered as safe and effective as mifepristone. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images The approval, ...

Generic medications are a mainstay of medical practice in the US and have been a tremendous economic success for patients. Since passage of the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Act, generic drugs have risen from 19 ...

The more generic alternatives there are to brand-name drugs, the more likely they will drive down costs for patients and providers. That's the word from a new report from the Journal of the American ...

The new drug’s manufacturer expects its generic mifepristone to become available in January 2026, but insurance coverage will vary largely depending on each state’s laws. The approval, granted to ...