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-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
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