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Is generic medicine are not effective as branded???..plz cleaar my doubt..what is the best place to buy cheap medicines which are effective like branded ...bcoz some medicines are very expensive like paroxetine , orlistat and so on
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Generic medicines is also usually effective
Both can be purchased from medical stores
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Generic medicine is effective,
Drug from good brand is effective
But drug from local brand has poor efficacy !
So buy either generic or drug from good brand
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Yes generic meds are good but not tested so strictly as the ones which are made by big pharma companies..efficacy is good but side effect profile not known
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Dr. Vijay Singh Jadaun
Pulmonologist
38 yrs exp
Jaipur
Generic may be effective but they are not tested for quality of standards.
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Can be use.
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Dr. Priyanka Reddy
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5 yrs exp
Nellore
Even generic medicines are effective too
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