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