Eli5: what is the difference between a generic drug to the original drug, and why do some doctors will swear by the original drug?
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Lots of good posts explaining the difference already but also,
Doctors undergo intense lobbying from pharmaceutical companies from early on in their education. It’s neither good or bad, it just … Is?
Well in any case a lot of information about how pharma brand A drug version is much better is dispensed during those seminars, and so some doctors will prefer to give that version over another one. Are they right or wrong depends but in the majority of common drugs, there is no measurable difference in effectiveness (you can scour pubmed for studies if you want).
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