sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?message-squaremessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1114
arrow-up1114message-squareWhat common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoIt depends, especially with medication it’s the same thing due to regulations.
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wavlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoMy provider claims generics can have different fillers and such. The active ingredients have to be the same, though. If I really wanted to be sure, I’d ask a pharmacist.
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoYeah that’s my understanding too but it’s like preferring McDonald’s over McBurger because they get the bag from a different distributor
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wavlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoExcept in my case I have celiac, so it’s not so much the quality as it is the difference between shitting myself uncontrollably or not I’ve not yet encountered a med that contains gluten though, so probably a non-issue
It depends, especially with medication it’s the same thing due to regulations.
My provider claims generics can have different fillers and such. The active ingredients have to be the same, though.
If I really wanted to be sure, I’d ask a pharmacist.
Yeah that’s my understanding too but it’s like preferring McDonald’s over McBurger because they get the bag from a different distributor
Except in my case I have celiac, so it’s not so much the quality as it is the difference between shitting myself uncontrollably or not
I’ve not yet encountered a med that contains gluten though, so probably a non-issue