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In terms of bioequivalency, is it true that generic drugs, can vary, plus or minus, 25% according to both the hatch-waxman act of 1984, and fda?
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No more than 5%: According to the FDA "The drug content of the test product cannot differ from that of the reference listed product by more than 5 percent." The average difference is about 3%.
Answered 7/28/2016
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