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I was wondering why I haven’t seen any Ambien commercials lately. According to the FDA,

Generic drugs cost about 20% to 70% less than their brand name counterparts. The Congressional Budget Office has reported that generic drugs save consumers an estimated $8 billion to $10 billion a year.

Here’s a list of some of the generic drugs approved by the FDA so far this year:

• Alendronate Sodium Tablets (Fosamax)
  Used for: Treating and preventing types of osteoporosis
  Originally marketed as: Fosamax, by Merck & Co.
  Date approved: Feb. 6, 2008
• Carvedilol Tablets (Coreg)
  Used for: Treating hypertension and heart failure
  Originally marketed as: Coreg, by SmithKline Beecham, now GlaxoSmithKline
  Date approved: Sept. 5, 2007
• Cetirizine HCl Tablets (Zyrtec)
  Used for: Treating symptoms of allergies
  Originally marketed as: Zyrtec, by Pfizer
  Date approved: Dec.12, 2007
• Granisetron Tablets (Kytril)
  Used for: Preventing nausea and vomiting related to chemotherapy and radiation
  Originally marketed as: Kytril, by Roche
  Date approved: Dec. 31, 2007
• Oxcarbazepine Tablets (Trileptal)
  Used for: Treating certain kinds of seizures and epilepsy
  Originally marketed as: Trileptal, by Novartis
  Date approved: Oct. 9, 2007
• Pravastatin Sodium Tablets (Pravachol)
  Used for: Treating elevated cholesterol and preventing coronary events.
  Originally marketed as: Pravachol, by Bristol-Myers Squibb
  Date approved: Apr. 23, 2007
• Zolpidem Tartrate Tablets (Ambien)
  Used for: Treating insomnia
  Originally marketed as: Ambien, by Sanofi Aventis
  Date approved: Apr. 23, 2007

For more information, the FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs maintains a frequently-updated list of generic drug approvals.

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