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MACE Medication Assistant Exam Prep

Category - Process & Dispense

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Jackie is surprised when she receives a prescription for brand name Benicar. She had been told that the pharmacy always dispenses generics and wanted a generic medicine for its lower price. What do you tell her?

  1. You’ll change that for her right away.
  2. There's a generic now, you can request it.
  3. The pharmacist decided to give her name brand.
  4. Benicar is a generic drug.
Explanation

Answer: B -   In 2017, Teva announced the launch of Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, the generic version of Daiichi Sanko's Benicar and Olmesartan Medoxomil and Hydrocholorthiazide Tablets, the generic version of Benicar HCT.  Prior to that, Benicar had been on patent.

Question updated 2021.

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Ted Chan says:

Prior to 2017, there had not been a generic version of Benicar.

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