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Generic medicines: Some questions

Sir, Of late, we are witnessing lot of discussions on generic medicines to be prescribed by doctors. When a drug is prescribed by its generic name, the patient can opt for a…

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Published June 10, 2017 · 1 min read
generic medicines: some questi

Sir,

Of late, we are witnessing lot of discussions on generic medicines to be prescribed by doctors. When a drug is prescribed by its generic name, the patient can opt for a cheaper medicine. But do all patients have knowledge of  drugs prescribed by the doctor? It’s a clear NO.  Then the chemist has to suggest a cheaper version of the drug. Now as a layman my questions are:

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