Posted by Cam W. on September 6, 2001, at 9:21:23
In reply to Is Real Prozac Better Than Generic? Cam? Anyone?, posted by JohnL on September 6, 2001, at 4:53:25
John - We have had generic versions of drugs in Canada for many years now. The argument of lower effectiveness of generics was argued adamantly in the press back then. The complaints that are starting to appear in the U.S. are exactly what we saw in Canada. We were even taught in pharmacy school that "some" generic companies did make inferior versions.
About 4 or 5 years after the release of generics, third party payers began to demand that generics be used. The government, at this time (around 1990) also tightened it's reign on the quality of generic drug production. Today, generic versions of drugs are commonplace, and few people question their effectiveness.
Psychological factors, including nocicebo effect, are very strong indeed (and very deceptive).
- Cam
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