原研药

原研藥
yuányányào
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 originator drug
  2. 2 brand-name drug

Examples

HSK 4
Yuányányào de jiàgé yìbān bǐjiào gāo.
Originator drugs are usually fairly expensive.
HSK 7-9
Zhuānlì dàoqī yǐhòu, biéde yàochǎng jiù kěyǐ fǎngzhì yuányányào le.
Once the patent runs out, other drug makers can copy the originator drug.

Tips

usage
原研 means "originally researched". The cheaper copies are 仿制药, generics, and in China a generic has to pass a 一致性 评价 "consistency evaluation" showing it works the same as the 原研药.

Stroke Order

原 yuán
研 yán
药 yào