All generics are not created equal
Been on a Lipitor generic for years. Doing fine. Except for one bout with a new-to-the-game generic Lipitor. My numbers went haywire, but I had not been doing anything differently. I did have a few aches that I had never had before, but as soon as I saw the numbers, I tracked down the previous generic, switched back, and everything was fine again.
I do not think all generics are created equal. I suspect quality control varies a lot........
and DAW does not do much good because the pharmacists often cannot locate the branded or if they do, it costs a fortune.
Pharmacists are pretty much held hostage by the contracts their employers, the big box drugstores, negotiate with the wholesalers. Those contracts change on a regular basis; therefore, the generic versions you get can change.
I will continue to take a statin. The numbers show they work for me, but I will continue to pay attention to which generic I am getting.
Boomer
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