Have you ever had such a thing that a doctor advises a medicine, but a pharmacist in a pharmacy offers the same, only cheaper, and there are lists of inexpensive drugs on the Internet-copies that seem to be no different from the originals?
Admit that at least once, but I really wanted to “replace” my prescribed medications with cheaper analogues on my own or with the help of pharmacy staff?
Let’s figure out what is the difference between originals and analogues and what to pay attention to when choosing a drug for treatment.
But first, a little comparison:
Here, let’s say you bought a fashionable jacket of an expensive well-known brand on the occasion. Not quite the original – let’s be honest, not the original at all, but a copy, now called by the beautiful word “replica”. But the same color, the same style. And the same label. But at half price, because the manufacturer does not need to pay for the work of the design team; for weeks to look for a suitable fabric and accessories; sew dozens of models, bringing the silhouette to the ideal; spend money on brand promotion and fashion shows. But what do consumers care about these problems: why should we pay more if we can’t see the difference? However, suddenly, when wearing a doublet jacket, this difference manifests itself: the fabric is electrified and crumpled, the lining pulls, the pocket comes off, the buttons peel off. The “replica” only looks like the original.
And this happens quite often. But it’s just a thing that can be bought.
However, let’s return to our medicines.