<![CDATA[For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications.]]>For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. But ProPublica reporters found that this isn’t always true.

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]]>https://postcall.pub/topic/b0f459a2-55a5-47d0-ac09-d5b2c57db457/for-years-the-fda-told-the-public-that-generics-are-just-as-safe-and-effective-as-brand-name-medications.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 00:42:31 GMTSun, 17 May 2026 21:00:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. on Mon, 18 May 2026 10:47:50 GMT]]>@ProPublica Pharmacies package prescription drugs in their own bottles. They don't include the nane of the company which produced the drugs, and pharmacies use different sources for generic drugs the patient doesn't know.

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://sfba.social/users/wsrphoto/statuses/116595180857522407https://postcall.pub/post/https://sfba.social/users/wsrphoto/statuses/116595180857522407Mon, 18 May 2026 10:47:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. on Mon, 18 May 2026 02:51:15 GMT]]>@ProPublica

Damn it, Propublica needs to settle with the union!

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Quasit/statuses/116593306875541244https://postcall.pub/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/Quasit/statuses/116593306875541244Mon, 18 May 2026 02:51:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. on Sun, 17 May 2026 22:26:35 GMT]]>@ProPublica My step-mother's insurance stopped covering a brand name drug and put her on a generic. She had a very bad reaction that put her in the hospital. It's common knowledge that generics aren't always as good, but it's nice to see some reporting being done on it.

]]>https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Bradley_JF/statuses/116592266133700164https://postcall.pub/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Bradley_JF/statuses/116592266133700164Sun, 17 May 2026 22:26:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. on Sun, 17 May 2026 21:07:14 GMT]]>@ProPublica not into english audio things, but yes, I generally ask for the same brand (it is a Generikum, but not the cheapest one) for my Cetirizine because of worse "whole package" with some cheaper ones, texture and so on, not effects or side effects

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