Your Sister Is Skeptical That Generic Drugs Are as Effective

question 25

Multiple Choice

Your sister is skeptical that generic drugs are as effective as brand name drugs because generics cost so much less.She asks for your opinion.What should you tell her?

• A)The active ingredients for both are identical,but fillers and other inactive ingredients may differ.
• B)Generic and brand name drugs are required to be identical in active and inactive ingredients.
• C)The active ingredients in generics are similar to those in brand name drugs,but are not guaranteed to be identical.
• D)Generics are manufactured outside the United States,and therefore,the ingredients are unregulated.

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Definitions:

Magnetic Field

A region around a magnetic material or moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.

Synchronous Speed

The speed of the rotating magnetic field of an AC induction motor.

Squirrel-Cage Rotor

The rotor of an AC induction motor constructed by connecting metal bars together at each end.

Rotor Bars

Conductive bars typically found in the rotor of an induction motor, which carry current to produce a magnetic field that interacts with the stator field.