Genetic drugs are required to be
A) therapeutically equivalent and less expensive than trade name drugs
B) protected by a current American patent
C) designated and patented exclusively by the manufacturer
D) categorized according to overall usefulness and potential for abuse
Answer: A) therapeutically equivalent and less expensive than trade name drugs
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