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Are generic medicines safe ?

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Websites like truemeds show cheaper substitute of branded medicines having same salt. Are they safe and equally effective?

Most common brands offering generic medicines are Leeford, Ipca, Cipla, Ajanta etc.
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Trailblazer Trailblazer
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There is no direct answer of yes or no. It depends on the brand. Depending on the medicine, most  of them are trustworthy. Sometimes the coating of the medicine is not good, causing pre-mature release of the medicine and less effectiveness.
I'm a regular user of various generic medicines and found almost 95%  medicines are as per branded counterparts. I don't know any specific Truemeds related issues as I've never used it.

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Those generic medicines is not manufactured by govt. Government issues tender under janausadhi scheme, the lowest bidder wins it. You will fins the manufacturing company name written on the box.
Deal Lieutenant Deal Lieutenant
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@deals_greed Yes ik that bro, all the meds are of different companies, some being from dr morpean, overall all of them were satisfactory
Entertainer Entertainer
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For normal OTC medicine: generic

For serious diseases like BP, Diabetes and so on: Branded medicine.


It's your health and your life. What will you do by saving money on generic medicine when you are not alive cause of heart attack stroke etc?

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Vu for visibility..

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Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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I have tried Generic Medicine from leeford and ipca both are equally effective like original. 

Trailblazer Trailblazer
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There is no direct answer of yes or no. It depends on the brand. Depending on the medicine, most  of them are trustworthy. Sometimes the coating of the medicine is not good, causing pre-mature release of the medicine and less effectiveness.
I'm a regular user of various generic medicines and found almost 95%  medicines are as per branded counterparts. I don't know any specific Truemeds related issues as I've never used it.

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I have ordered a medicine that i use regularly from truemeds, it was underdosed

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Despite mentioning the proper dosage on the label ?

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Deal Lieutenant Deal Lieutenant
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Recently got pm jan aushadhi kendra opened near my home, bought medicines from it and got well in 3 days, so first experience has been nice. Especially considering the fact that it costed around 80-90% cheaper as compared to branded meds of same salt

Trailblazer Trailblazer
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Those generic medicines is not manufactured by govt. Government issues tender under janausadhi scheme, the lowest bidder wins it. You will fins the manufacturing company name written on the box.
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I used to order from sayacare app (janausadhi) seems good to me with cheap price.

Generous Generous
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regular problems - sar dard , bukhaar , sardi - khasi , cough syrup etc - generic is the way to go .

serious issues like - heart , bp , sugar , kidney problems etc .. life threatning stuffs - always prefer branded ethical medicines . 

do not compromise when it comes to medicines & food .

 rest all cheap stuffs can do .

Just imagine having iphone and looking for generic substitues ... LOL

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sometimes, very cheap ones tend to have low quantity of api and more of filler, buy mid range, mid-reputation company drugs... Medplus membership ones (akums, wynclark) works nice for mid range prices...

Hotshot Hotshot
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my point life is only one why take life  risk by taking generic where in india drug control is a joke. I have seen people dying in 40s due to high bp and sugar inspite of taking generic medicine.
my monthly family spend is 50k+ monthly on medicine

Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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Thank you for putting this message together pray🏼

Benevolent Benevolent
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Yes, it's safe. White collar mafia aka corrupt doctors, having an unholy nexus with Big Pharma Sharks prescribe medicines in order to increase their commission. For example, even though Intas/Torrent/Alkem are well-known brand, doctors getting commissions from Pfizer / Sun Pharma will always recommend Pfizer / Sun Pharma in order to increase their commission. 

So don't get fooled & purchase generic medicines, or at least, compare the prices of various brands before making a purchase. Typically, a list of acceptable alternatives is given to you by Tata 1MG, Pharmeasy, and Truemeds. They have the same qualities as the prescription medications and are approved by the FDA.

Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra is doing a great job by helping those who can't afford expensive medications by offering them at a reasonable price. You can always decide not to take substitutes for critical medicines. I have been buying generic medications and alternatives from Janaushadhi Kendra and online pharma after comparing several brands & I have never experienced any issue. 

Here is a small example of Big Pharma Nexus's loot & this is just the tip of the iceberg. Jago Grahak Jago! Wake up Customer Wake up!

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Entertainer Entertainer
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For normal OTC medicine: generic

For serious diseases like BP, Diabetes and so on: Branded medicine.


It's your health and your life. What will you do by saving money on generic medicine when you are not alive cause of heart attack stroke etc?

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Definition: A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents . Generic drugs are allowed for sale after the patents on the original drugs expire .
     
       Source:  Wikipedia


All I can say is, Generic Med is  supposed to be equal to brand name meds with same Compound(s) (pharmaceutically).

   But unfortunately there are lots Manufacturers of Gen. Meds who are known to have frequent quality control issues and lack of reliability. Because the regulatory oversight is lacking. And the harsh punishment for Drug manufacturers is rarity.


There are many good  reliable brands (manufacturers) whose prices may or may not be the cheapest among generic. Quality control issues and fake med issues are present in branded patented medicines too.

Jist: Check the manufacturer of Generic Medicine and it's user feedback. Maybe creating a dedicated discussion thread here on DD for giving such user feedback is a good Idea. It would be great if a dimers with pharma background  could share his or her ins ight.

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My dad is a doctor and he always recommends patients with generic ones. Saves money and equally effective

Generous Generous
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Hame  diabetes detect hua hai.. sala ab budhapa aa gaya jawani me.. itni costly medicine..

Critic Critic
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Still lucky in a way, same diabetes medicines cost at least hundred times more in US.
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If you can afford it always buy original manufacturer drugs. If you can't, stick to well known big generic companies like Sun, Cipla, Dr. Reddy, Micro labs etc.

Avoid smaller/medium generic companies like Systopic.

If you are in a tier 3,4 most doctors are blood sucking so they prescribe/sell 3rd class companies brands. Avoid them at any cost.

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Leeford, Ipca, Ajanta

How are these companies?

I have seen their products 50% cheaper than their branded counterparts.
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Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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Any reviews on metacine pharma? at generic shop they are giving bp tablets for 25, mrp is 90rs and diabetes tablets for 50rs, mrp is 175 or 190

Trailblazer Trailblazer
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Bp tablets of each 55 paisa each work pretty well. Don't know about this particular pharma.
Deal Subedar Deal Subedar
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I have done small research and shared my opinion in another thread, if someone is interested visit link

Deal Cadet Deal Cadet
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No. It is not safe .. earlier my father was using a different medicine after test.. but  when ordered online he became more serious as the suggested generic medicine by the pharmacist through call was not exactly same which was prescribed  in test.  that alternative medicine hampered his health and he became serious

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