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What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting. In the USA, it’s nearly impossible to get a brand name drug approved by insurance unless you have a serious reaction to the generic version

[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless you want a brand name IUD? I got a Mirena covered, no problem, in the US.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think parents for implantable devices are different than drugs, but anything that’s around long enough will eventually get a generic version. But yeah, my comment doesn’t apply to new drugs with patent protections because the insurers have no other option