“Generic medication is exactly as good as brand name”
Agree
- FDA requires identical active ingredients
- Paying for marketing not medicine
- Chemically indistinguishable in tests
- Massive unnecessary expense otherwise
Disagree
- Inactive ingredients can affect absorption
- Consistency varies between manufacturers
- Brand name has stricter quality control
- Personal experience shows differences
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