As a pharmacy technician, you hear a customer ask the pharmacist if generic drugs are equal to brandname drugs

by Admin on November 28, 2009

. The pharmacist should reply that?

A. brand-name drugs are much better than generic drugs.
B. generic products are much better than brand- name products.
C. generic products are equivalent to brand- name products.
D. generic products aren’t better than brand-name products, but they’re more expensive.

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king_of_da_yanks November 28, 2009 at 9:02 am

C

Princess November 28, 2009 at 9:02 am

Definitely C. The generic brands have the exact same active ingredient and amount of active ingredient as the branded ones. The reason the branded drugs are more expensive is because they have invested lots of money into the research of the drug, so when the company begins to sell their drug, they place a surcharge on it to gain their money back. The generic brands do not have to invest money in research, so they don’t need to place a surcharge on their items.

Saiyuki_Anyone? November 28, 2009 at 9:02 am

c

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