Don't be ripped off by brand names (OTC Medicines in general)

Member Name: Sausage

Product:	OTC Medicines in general
Date:	15/09/00 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: cheaper, just as effective

Disadvantages: might taste different

Medicines can be a real rip off if you buy the branded products. There is no difference in the active ingrdient of branded and non branded products. Panadol is just paracetamol, Nurofen is ibropufen etc. Even buying Calpol for your child is much more expensive than asking for generic infant paracetamol (it is even in a sugar free syrup as calpol is). The only reason for buying the branded product is if you like the shape or formulation of tablet or taste of a liquid medicine, some branded products can be in easy to swallow shapes etc but it won't make any difference to how it works. If you read the active ingredients of your usual medication it is usually just down a few shelves in the chemist's or show it to the chemist and ask for the generic form they are usually more than happy to help.

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