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• A drug sold under a name-brand, and covered by original patents (for example, the name brand for hydrocodone is "Vicodin®"). Name-brand drugs are more expensive than generic drugs, and you usually have a higher co-pay for them than generics (see "generic drugs").
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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Name-brand Drug. (n.d.). Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Retrieved February 3, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/name-brand-drug.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Name-brand Drug. www.insurance.ca.gov. Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. California Department of Insurance. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/name-brand-drug (accessed: February 3, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Name-brand Drug." Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. California Department of Insurance. 3 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/name-brand-drug.

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