@sonovebitch to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agoWhat common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?message-square119arrow-up1113arrow-down110
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareWhat common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?@sonovebitch to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agomessage-square119
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoIt depends, especially with medication it’s the same thing due to regulations.
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wavlinkfedilink2•1 year agoMy provider claims generics can have different fillers and such. The active ingredients have to be the same, though. If I really wanted to be sure, I’d ask a pharmacist.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoYeah that’s my understanding too but it’s like preferring McDonald’s over McBurger because they get the bag from a different distributor
It depends, especially with medication it’s the same thing due to regulations.
My provider claims generics can have different fillers and such. The active ingredients have to be the same, though.
If I really wanted to be sure, I’d ask a pharmacist.
Yeah that’s my understanding too but it’s like preferring McDonald’s over McBurger because they get the bag from a different distributor