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Those Pesky Inactive Ingredients in Generic Drugs! Cipro vs. Ciprofloxacin.

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

I thought I wrote enough about generic versus brand name already but then the antibiotic dug class quinolone hit my radar screen and here we go again. In talking to friends and sufferers on Facebook and elsewhere who have access to … Continue reading →

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Brand Name versus Generic Drugs. Are You in Danger of Clueless Doctors?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by

It seems to me that most everyone hates high drug prices (me too) so everyone heads toward generic the moment it is available. But we are facing problems with that. We all know that many of the generic drugs are … Continue reading →

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Medication: Brand Name then Brand Name and then Brand Name again!

Posted on July 5, 2014 by

You are probably familiar with the patent length of new drugs but in case you are not, it is 20 years. What happens when the patent expires? You think you know the answer since you see so many generics and … Continue reading →

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