The pharmacist/hospital seems to have changed (substituted) the medication that my doctor has prescribed, whats going on? What is a generic medicine?
The federal government now permits pharmacists to change (substitute) medicines which the doctor has prescribed, to a ‘generic’ form of the same medication, on the basis that the substituted medication may be cheaper. Generic medications are generally alternative forms of the same chemical (‘molecule’) found in the brand name product. Generics are usually produced by a ‘generics’ company after the patent has expired on a brand-name product.
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