I had met people who have a complete knowledge of the generic medicines, yet they still choose the brand without giving any reason.

Why are they doing that?

  • DominusOfMegadeus
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    263 months ago

    It’s rare, but some people do have adverse reactions to generics, and have to use the name brands.

    • @Today
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      143 months ago

      Generic thyroid meds are notoriously poorly tolerated.

      • Revv
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        83 months ago

        Yup. I’ve gone unmedicated for 10+ years as a result. I’ll take the highs/lows of hashimoto’s over ending up in the ER with my heart pounding out of my chest any day of the week.

      • @godzillabacter
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        83 months ago

        This is incorrect. You just can’t switch manufacturers easily if you’re stable on one. But that’s not a brand vs generic thing, that’s an any manufacturer to any-other manufacturer thing. Same with warfarin, narrow-therapeutic index antiepileptics, etc.