Are Generic And Brand Medication The Same? Maybe
Brand and Generic Medication There is a general confusion especially among patients concerning generic and brand name of drugs. The confusion is not very common in hospital pharmacy. This is more pronounced when you come to the community pharmacy. Read Also: Who pharma Reps Should Target In Nigeria Medical doctors prescription of drug is influence by a couple of factors. But when every other factor is constant, some write drugs based on their generic name, brand name or active ingredient. There have been strong debate all around the world as to which is better for the benefit of both health care professionals and the patient. Lets us look at each prescription. Prescription When a doctor writes out a prescription using the name of the active ingredient, the pharmacist can use his discretion and dispense any product that contains same strength and active of that drug. E.g. metronidazole. There are cases an active will have more than one manufacturer such as brand and generic.