The drug ingredient(s) name(s) recognized by the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), the National Formulary (NF), or adopted by United States Adopted Names (USAN)
a common name used to identify a drug, as opposed to a brand name used by a particular company (e g , TMP-SMX is the generic name the drug sold as Bactrim or Septra)
A brand name over which the original owner has lost exclusive claim because all offerings in the associated class of products have become generally known by the brand name (usually that of first or leading brand in that product class)