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[-] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago

Any drugs. If you're not familiar with medications, just look at the active ingredients. They're most likely the same or very similar dosages.

Also, sleep aids are usually just diphenhydramine, aka Benadryl.

[-] CharStar 23 points 1 year ago

I'm not a doctor or a pharmacist. But just because it has the same ingredients doesn't mean it is the same. The way the medication is packaged, what fillers it has, etc. may have an impact on the way it works. Anecdotally I've heard of people having a different reaction to namebrand and generic because of some of these factors.

[-] dmention7@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Good point, and worth keeping in mind! At the same time, the generics are often so much cheaper it's worth a try. I take Claratin daily for allergies and the Costco version is literally 10% the cost of name brand. It's astounding how much of a markup basic OTC drugs can have.

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's even more exciting in GMO-produced drugs like insulin where there are no generics, just 'biosimilars' because they're not made by the exact same strain of yeast/bacteria. Also then the excipients vary from brand to brand. For some reason some people have almost no effect from one insulin compared to another.

[-] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

This is common knowledge.

This is why a lot of insurances only cover the brand name ones if there is a problem with the generic.

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Vitamins and health supplements too. My mom works at a pretty big brand name one of them and they literally package the exact same stuff for a generic brand that's half the price.

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