Terms Used In Tennessee Code 53-10-206

  • Brand name: means the registered trademark name of a drug or drug product given by its manufacturer, labeler or distributor. See Tennessee Code 53-10-203
  • Generic equivalent: means a drug product that has the same established name, active ingredients, strength or concentration, dosage form, and route of administration and that is formulated to contain the same amount of active ingredients, in the same dosage form, and to meet the same compendial or other applicable standards, i. See Tennessee Code 53-10-203

A pharmacist who selects a generic equivalent for substitution, pursuant to § 53-10-204, has the same responsibility for the selected drug as the pharmacist would in dispensing a prescription for the drug prescribed by the drug’s trade or brand name.