Generic Drugs – Popular Bioequivalent to Brand Names

Generic drugs are medications that are both produced and distributed without patent drug protection. They must contain the same active ingredients as the original formulation or, in other words, be bioequivalent to their brand name counterparts. Generic products are only available after the patent protection afforded to the original drug developer has expired.

The following study examines query results for the phrase “generic drugs” and associated phrases. Search habits of Internet users indicate the popularity of certain generic drugs and point to areas of concern for substance abuse professionals.

Generic Valium – Anti-depressants Frequently Searched

Graph 1 below demonstrates that “generic valium” is the first of several anti-depressants being searched. “Generic xanax”, “generic prozac”, “generic zoloft” and “generic wellbrutin” are also frequently queried. In Graph 3, there are three additional anti-depressant searches for “paxil”, “lexapro”, and “effexor xr”.

Other significant searches range from very general terms like “generic drug” (104,585) and “generic pill” (25,476) to inquiries such as “buy generic” (43,834) and “cheap generic” (34,291). The large number of queries for “generic drug identification” (68,599) and “generic identifier” (20,952) point to an obvious need for this online service.

Generic - Prevalent Search Topics - Graph 1

(Continued on Graph 3 at the bottom of this page)

Top 30 two and three word combinations

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	8,000		210,000
generic viagra	195570
generic drug	104585
generic cialis	97608
generic drug identification	68599
buy generic	43838
generic drugs	41772
cialis generic	34492
cheap generic	34291
generic sildenafil	27969
generic pill	25476
generic ambien	23402
pill identifier	22125
generic sildenafil citrate	21214
generic pill identifier	20952
generic valium	19004
generic name	17341
generic xanax	16738
generic drug list	13634
generic lipitor	12930
viagra generic	12371
generic prozac	12360
generic propecia	12155
cheap generic viagra	11200
what is generic	10859
generic viagra online	10734
generic zoloft	9834
what is generic viagra	9683
adipex generic	9204
generic wellbutrin	9055
generic viagra overnight	8836
viagra overnight	8836
	8,000		210,000

Generic Viagra – Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Dominate Graphs

Graph 1 also reveals that the searches that garner the highest number of queries on this topic are those involving erectile dysfunction drugs. These include “generic viagra”, “generic cialis” and “generic sildenafil”. The appearance of “generic viagra india” in Graph 3 is not surprising, considering India is the leading producer of generic drugs.

Generic Market Research - Graph 2

Top 100 words used in generic searches
(Top 1000 can be found at Top 100 generic exact phrases and top 1,000 concepts/words. - Graph 5)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	0		240,000
viagra	231097
cialis	133905
drug	106477
identification	75565
buy	59630
online	51901
drugs	51321
cheap	47441
sildenafil	42121
pill	34649
ambien	31770
citrate	31296
overnight	29488
lipitor	26306
prescription	24349
name	23414
identifier	22139
nexium	22123
prozac	20369
xanax	20073
valium	19595
zoloft	18745
list	17887
propecia	17757
what	17256
price	16319
meridia	15431
paxil	14990
allegra	14916
brand	14892
adipex	14817
india	13619
wellbutrin	13451
lexapro	12775
celebrex	12160
claritin	11558
discount	11399
best	11371
pharmacy	11304
names	10617
walmart	10156
zyrtec	9496
application	9467
order	9312
vs	9296
nolvadex	8867
softtabs	8433
diflucan	8136
finasteride	8028
free	8006
zantac	7995
cheapest	7950
canada	7710
fioricet	7608
shipping	7383
mg	6869
effexor	6657
evista	6432
xl	6389
zolpidem	6294
altace	6153
prices	6069
pills	5826
5	5821
medications	5614
omeprazole	5579
xr	5220
mart	5122
coreg	5078
flomax	5053
wal	5050
singulair	5026
soft	4958
toprol	4771
employment	4711
form	4592
oxycontin	4562
phentermine	4550
delivery	4517
sibutramine	4449
percocet	4392
sale	4297
plavix	4258
sertraline	4213
buying	4210
adderall	4147
fosamax	4136
purchase	4061
oxycodone	3966
diovan	3873
from	3868
tramadol	3806
products	3792
paroxetine	3669
zyban	3623
vicodin	3621
prevacid	3420
premarin	3338
bontril	3278
compare	3202
	0		240,000

Addictions Research Reaches Forefront in Montreal, Canada

Located near majestic Montreal, Canada, Clear Haven Center is a leader in innovative addictions research. Search frequency investigations allow researchers to keep up to date with the search habits of Internet users. These search patterns can be indicative of general addiction trends and developments.

Generic - Prevalent Search Topics, Continued - Graph 3

Top 31 - 100 two and three word combinations
(Top 30 are in Graph 1 above)

	estimated searches/year across all search engines
	3,000		8800
buy generic viagra	8678
walmart generic	8558
generic meridia	8280
generic nexium	7968
generic paxil	7917
nexium generic	7402
generic allegra	7393
generic fioricet	7037
overnight shipping	7010
generic vs	6989
buy cialis generic	6977
generic viagra india	6976
cheapest generic	6832
cheap generic cialis	6778
cialis generic online	6713
generic nolvadex	6352
overnight generic sildenafil citrate	6319
generic claritin	6290
cialis generic viagra	6233
meridia generic	6097
lipitor generic	6073
pill identification	5902
price for generic viagra	5817
generic lexapro	5696
ambien generic	5624
sildenafil generic	5514
generic cialis softtabs	5457
generic pharmacy	5245
sildenafil citrate generic	5192
generic adipex	5156
generic names	5085
paxil generic	5048
generic prescription	4887
generic zyrtec	4857
generic drug names	4846
wal mart generic	4833
viagra overnight shipping	4770
generic viagra overnight shipping	4770
generic overnight viagra	4710
overnight viagra	4710
celebrex generic	4645
prozac generic	4635
zoloft generic	4594
buy generic cialis	4579
generic medications	4473
diflucan generic	4463
viagra pill	4382
generic viagra pill	4382
generic omeprazole	4214
generic percocet	4182
generic pill identification	4182
generic cialis online	4168
generic celebrex	4148
lexapro generic	4123
buy cialis generic online	4105
zyrtec generic	4101
generic employment application	4091
generic finasteride	4089
overnight delivery	4045
viagra overnight delivery	4021
generic viagra overnight delivery	4021
best generic viagra	4012
generic phentermine	3950
buying generic cialis	3942
generic ambien online	3859
allegra generic	3853
effexor xr generic	3673
generic oxycontin	3661
evista generic	3658
buy generic lipitor	3652
	3,000		8800