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- noun Plural form of
generic . - noun computing, programming The use of
templates etc. to creategeneric source code that can be used in many situations.
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Examples
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The gains would be much more substantial: according to a National Bureau of Economics study by Hughes, Moore and Snyder, the cost of generics is about 20% of the patented drug.
David K. Levine: Save the Whales! Abolish Patents! David K. Levine 2010
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As for selling, no order on generics is confirmed unless GOOD FUNDS are in our offices.
MARCH MADNESS – Legend Market Report : Coin Collecting News 2009
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If you add in generics and over-the-counter drugs, you probably have thousands of medications that include lactose.
Lactose and Medications Steve Carper 2007
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If you add in generics and over-the-counter drugs, you probably have thousands of medications that include lactose.
Archive 2007-04-01 Steve Carper 2007
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Industry sources said another reason for the ban on private-label generics was that they could create a conflict of interest for pharmacists, who would have to choose between drugs made for their own store versus similar medicines made by other companies.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rob Ferguson 2011
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Industry sources said another reason for the ban on private-label generics was that they could create a conflict of interest for pharmacists, who would have to choose between drugs made for their own store versus similar medicines made by other companies.
Thestar.com - Home Page Rob Ferguson 2011
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Countering Generic and Biosimilar Threats: Near-Term and Long-Term Strategies, the presentation will delve into the study's key findings and case studies of successful near-term generics-defense strategy implementation.
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Okay, put your hands down please.) and more medicines than she normally can afford (at best she can maybe afford $10 in generics per month plus another $10 in OTC medicine.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Okay, put your hands down please.) and more medicines than she normally can afford (at best she can maybe afford $10 in generics per month plus another $10 in OTC medicine.
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This means that they may have as little as 2-3 years on the market before the generics are allowed to be sold.
Henry Waxman doesn’t *care* what President Obama said. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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