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- From: mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline)
- Subject: Re: Generic drug store brands.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.085036.248@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <30DEC92.01313522@nerus.pfc.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 08:50:36 EST
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- In article <30DEC92.01313522@nerus.pfc.mit.edu> mrl@nerus.pfc.mit.edu writes:
- >Is it worth the money to pay for brand name drugs such as Tylenol versus drug
- >store brands? Am I simply paying for the name? I notice a difference in the
- >non-active ingredients. Are they significant?
-
- As a rule, it is generally NOT worth the money to buy name brand OTC drugs
- like Tylenol (I just took two 500 mg generic acetominophen caplets this morning
- that cost about $.01 each). Some people swear that one or another particular
- brand works better for them, but generally there is no difference except the
- price. The difference in non-active ingredients and the physical makeup of
- the pill/capsule can make for differences in absorption and delivered dose.
- Big differences have been noted in dissolvability of various aspirin tablets,
- for example. However, it usually is ok to shop on price, and buy the cheapest
- formulation of the ingredient you are looking for.
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