後こう発はつ品ひん

noun

generic drug; me-too drug

Pharmaceutical term for a drug developed after and similar to an existing approved drug, often a generic or a follow-on product.

• 特とっ許きょが切きれたので、後こう発はつ品ひんが市し場じょうに出で回まわり始はじめた。

  Since the patent expired, generic drugs have started appearing on the market.