Reply to post: Re: "Cheap" generics are not always the answer!

Who's to blame for the NHS drug prices ripoff?

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Re: "Cheap" generics are not always the answer!

Non-active ingrediants often differ and I find it easy to believe a slow release drug doesn't release as it should for the generic version.

But the effect you describe is real and so begs the question, why aren't generic drugs given packaging that looks more like a brand? It would cost virtually nothing to do but if it contributes to the patient well being, thinking they are getting a better quality product, then why not do it?

My personal experience is that I prefer the branded product, it's always prescribed as generic for me but some pharamacies dispense a version that has a brand name on it. The ingredients are the same but the branded tablets are smaller and easier to swallow and the blister packs are higher quality. Often the generic blister packs the foil breaks away from more than 2 tables at once, or the tablets break in half (+dust) when trying to push them through. Plus the branded packaging is a lot smaller, the generics come in huge wasteful packs.

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