eli5 – Doctor writes me a Rx for “prenatal vitamins” and checks box for may sub generic – how does pharmacist choose which vitamins to give?

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There’s many different brands of Rx prenatal vitamins, both name brand and generic. How does the pharmacist know which one to fill based on such a vague Rx? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?

This is what happened several years ago and I mailed the Rx to my mail order pharmacy and was mailed generic prenatal vitamins. No questions asked of me. I’m curious how they were chosen. I wasn’t informed enough at the time to compare ingredients or even know that there were several options. If there’s a better sub to ask this question please let me know. Thanks!

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Lol almost all prenatal vitamins have the same ingredients. If you dont trust the people with the education and experience of handling pharmaceuticals to fill your prescription without a full consult with you then maybe you should just go get them yourself off the shelf. Problem solved.

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