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Generics vs Name-band Drugs
Mon, 09/15/2014 - 09:55Hi all, I was just listening to a Science Friday podcast discussing name-brand vs generic drugs. The author being interviewed specifically mentioned that the "standard of sameness" when it comes to epilepsy drugs is in question.
I wanted to hear anecdotally if any of you or your young ones have had a better/worse experience when taking generics.
Here's the podcast so you can have a listen. The segment about epilepsy drugs start at 8 minutes in. "Epilepsy is one of the area where we see a [an exemption from state substitution laws mandating substitution of generic drugs at the pharmacy]... because the states don't believe the conditions for exchangability have been met."
Here's the link to the
Submitted by jaialin@gmail.com on Mon, 2014-09-15 - 09:57
Here's the link to the podcast: http://sciencefriday.com/segment/09/12/2014/the-science-of-sameness-developing-generic-medications.html