pls help to translate below sentencebefore the compound went gene_英语解答

pls help to translate below sentence
before the compound went generic in the mid-1990s.
pls explain what the mean of "went generic"
tks alot

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解答

你知道patents是什么吗?如果你编造一个compound,然后有那个patent,别人不可以用你做得东西.比方说如果我编造了药,别的公司不可以卖因为国家不让他们.如果有patent,别的公司几年后就可以卖.went generic就是说现...