Prescription Medications?

Question by iraasuup: Prescription Medications?
Why is it that when you go to a pharmacy to fill a script, that they always offer you a cheaper brand of that medication. I have discovered that even if they claim it is the same drug, and can have different effects on me. I think it may have the same active ingredient, but perhaps a different carrier – I am not sure. What is the legality of all this. Do the manufacturers have to have a certain percentage of the same ingredient, or what? I don’t understand how they can legally sell it to serve a purpose, when it may not actually do what t is supposed to do.

Does anyone know what the laws are about this?
I usually always say yes to the hceaper brand, becuase I understand it is the same and don’t care either way as long as it works, but I can tell you it is not psycholoical when I am actually having seisures using one brand, after i have been taking the original for months without a problem.

Best answer:

Answer by Stickywu
It is completely legal. The generics are cheaper often because they are subsidised. On your script you doctor will write “generic substitue allowed” or something to that effect, meaning that you can actually have the original if you don’t mind paying more for it.

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