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Striving to offer affordable and accessible treatment options for patients and healthcare providers.

Ever wondered what makes a medicine generic?

Here are 22 quick facts about generic medicines


As the world's leading provider of generic drugs, Teva Pharmaceuticals understands the importance of making quality medications accessible and affordable. 

With a portfolio of more than 3,500 products, Teva offers a wide range of generic products in nearly every therapeutic area and dosage form, from tablets and capsules to liquids, ointments, and creams to a broad range of complex delivery systems. With a leadership position (top 3) in 25 markets around the world, and the number one generic company in the US 01, the scale and breadth of our generics portfolio has a significant impact on global healthcare.

Building on a long track record of achievement, we continue to pursue a strong future in generics as we focus on patients, quality and affordability of our products.

Teva Medicines on the WHO Essential Medicines List

Join Hikky, Paul and Amy as they take us behind the scenes and show us some of the quality and safety checks that goes in to producing medicines at our factory in Runcorn, UK. The site produces over 480 million doses of sterile medicine every year.


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    Based on Based on 2018 IQVIA data


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