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    "title" : "Is There a Generic Equivalent to My Brand Name Drug? Find out with FDA OB Express |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Is There a Generic Equivalent to My Brand Name Drug? Find out with FDA OB Express","summary" : "The FDA has released a free native app for the public called Orange Book Express, or OB Express, as a mobile version of its Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations publication that is primarily used by pharmacists.","date" : "2015-11-19T01:00:14-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"nramprasad" : "Nirmala Ramprasad"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/11/2015-11-19-is-there-a-generic-equivalent-to-my-brand-name-drug-find-out-with-fda-ob-express.md","slug" : "is-there-a-generic-equivalent-to-my-brand-name-drug-find-out-with-fda-ob-express","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/11/19/is-there-a-generic-equivalent-to-my-brand-name-drug-find-out-with-fda-ob-express/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever taken your prescription to the pharmacy, the one that you fill regularly, and the pharmacist hands you pills that have a different name and look quite different from what you regularly get? As a chemist by training, I try to curb my initial anxiety by checking out the composition. However, I have always looked for reassurance from the pharmacist that they have dispensed an equivalent generic drug at the direction of my doctor.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/11/600-x-450-FDA-Orange-Book-OB-Express-logo.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Logo for the Federal Drug Administration\u0026#39;s Orange Book Express app\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.fda.gov\"\u003eFood and Drug Administration (FDA)\u003c/a\u003e is required to publish reference material on \u003ca href=\"http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/\"\u003eApproved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations\u003c/a\u003e, commonly known as the Orange Book (OB). Pharmacists are probably the typical and predominant users of the Orange Book. The Orange Book has been in publication for the past 35 years and has many purposes, including promoting the use of generic drugs, listing the patents of various drugs, and annotating when the patents run out.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow technology has made it possible for you and me to have an instantaneous answer to the question: “What are the generic equivalents to my brand name drug?\u0026quot; FDA very recently released a mobile app called Orange Book Express, or OB Express. The app is free to download and is available for the \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ob-express/id1051007579?mt=8\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.fda.fdaob\"\u003eAndroid\u003c/a\u003e platforms.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right image-right-legacy\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/11/250-x-444-FDA-Orange-Book-OB-Express-Andrid-home-screen-menu.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Screen capture of the home menu screen from the Federal Drug Administration\u0026#39;s Orange Book Express app (Android).\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe app’s home screen allows users to search by:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive Ingredient\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProprietary Name\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatent Number\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatent Applicant Holder\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplication Number.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe search results are listed in three different tabs:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrescription\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver-the-counter\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscontinued products.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach list item links to the patent and exclusivity information.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are built-in links on the app home page that take you to lists of Newly Added Patents, Patent Delistings and FDA’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/\"\u003eOrange Book website\u003c/a\u003e. Whether you are in the newly-added patent listing or delisted patents list, the app gives you contextual information about the list and additional information. For example, if you’re looking at the newly-added patents list, it provides you additional information about the latency, before the information is available in the Orange Book, after it’s registered.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe help and support links allow you to email questions directly from the app. The contact list stored on your phone is available for your use, if needed. The app also allows you to read FDA privacy and security policies.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, the next time you visit the pharmacy, check out the generics for your brand name drugs with this app and perhaps save some money. I know I will.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can download this and other government apps through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usa.gov/mobile-apps\"\u003eUSA.gov Federal Mobile Apps Directory\u003c/a\u003e. Do you have a federal app that is not listed on the Directory? Take part in the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/05/21/start-sleuthing-with-the-great-federal-mobile-product-hunt/\"\u003eGreat Federal Mobile Product Hunt\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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