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JAMA. 1999;281:1580.

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The FDA "Orange Book" of Approved Drug Products, with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, now in its 19th edition (US Government Printing Office), is available electronically at http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/default.htm. This reference book lists all drug products approved by the FDA. Users may find particularly convenient the "search" features of the electronic Orange Book, which enable one to "search" the list by active ingredient and by proprietary name.

The Orange Book contains therapeutic equivalence evaluations for approved multisource prescription drug products (usually referred to as generics). The evaluations have been prepared as a resource for state health agencies, physicians, pharmacists, and the public to promote public education in the area of drug product selection, as well as to foster containment of health care costs.

The preface and introduction to the book provide background and information on how it was developed and define therapeutic equivalence–related terms. A short section on practitioner-user responsibilities explains . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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