https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/14/on-generic-drugs-and-health-ca/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/14/on-generic-drugs-and-health-ca/#comment-539789 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:58:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/14/on-generic-drugs-and-health-ca/#comment-539789 Thanks, Sailor. There are now 660 comments on Quiche Moraine. Who will enter the 666th?

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/07/14/on-generic-drugs-and-health-ca/#comment-539788 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:03:00 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/07/14/on-generic-drugs-and-health-ca/#comment-539788 Interesting post. If I were designing a universal health coverage, I would mandate the use of generics where available.
I think in this story the generics were fine as I would hope they normally are.
As for brand name, I seem to remember some pharmacist criminally diluting brand name chemo drugs to make money. This is clearly not the fault of he brand name, but indicates whatever you use, it is hard to be 100 percent sure they are not fake.

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