sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIt depends, especially with medication it’s the same thing due to regulations.
minus-squareLinkOpensChest.wavlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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-up3·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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