Brand Drug - Generic Drug, Which Is Better For The Early Diabetic?

Brand Drug - Generic Drug, Which Is Better For The Early Diabetic?

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Generic drugs for early diabetics, or for any disease for that matter, cost less than brand drugs, everyone knows that. It costs hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a single brand drug. The drug company must include its research costs in it's pricing.

Knockoff's may look the same but everyone knows they are not the same. The manufacturing standards of a brand drug are much higher than that of generic manufacturers. This goes for drugs used by early diabetics if you are not yet aware of it.

Do people react differently to each one? Absolutely!

That statement needs a small modification. Particular drugs like simple antibiotics have been in production so long they are virtually equal to brands, but newer drugs and complex drugs are superior.

If you find the drug that has been prescribed for you barely works or doesn't work at all then it's probably a generic.

Here is the best approach, and if you can afford it, do it. Ask for a small quantity of the brand name first, and try it. Then refill with a generic. If you see a difference then you know what to do.

It can be done the other way but it's not the best. Take the generic the pharmacist offers and try it. If the results are not what you wanted then ask for the brand name on refill. The problem is, you may be wondering at this point whether you need a different drug altogether, it makes the decision fuzzy.

When you begin with the brand name first you have a chance to fully appreciate the, sometimes startling, differences between the two forms of the drug. It will be a lasting lesson.

A generic drug can never be an exact proxy of a brand drug because of patent protection. The federal government does allow copying up to a point, but not exact copies. Once more, early diabetics as well as anyone using prescriptions should be aware of this situation.


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