Is there any difference between Generic and Branded medications from online pharmacies?
In most cases generics are the same. In some cases they are not. Generics do not have to go through the same testing as the patented varieties. They only have to show they have the same prime ingredients and a few other minor factors like purity and dosage (pill size.) Especially if the pharmacy is not in the US or Canada there could be problems. While issues do arise from time to time with American generics – they don’t have to be made the same way, can contain other chemical residue, and aren’t tested on live subjects prior to release. For instance, there have been complications with a commonly prescribed anti-depressant and it’s generic counterpart (and also it’s stop smoking designation.) Wellbutrin to be specific, sold as Zyban as a smoking cessation aide, and bupropion as a generic for both. It happens in a number of drugs, do some research on the specific generic before you get it as a money saver. And since there’s a high likelihood someone will say I’m wrong and generics are 1
