Is It Ok To Buy Generic Medicines Or Is That Being Too Cheap?

Is It Ok To Buy Generic Medicines Or Is That Being Too Cheap? I think most people just equate the low price with low quality. And so if generic medicines are cheap, then there must be something lacking or wrong with them. But what sometimes isn't considered is that when we buy branded medicines, we aren't paying for just the drug. We also pay for a lot of other things: the nicer (more expensive) packaging it comes in, the initial research done (even if it was completed decades ago), and the marketing/advertising for the drug.
A while back, I was reading an article about savings tips, and one of the tips was to buy generic instead of branded medicines.

To my surprise though, one of the commenters was wailing against skimping on your health by buying "unknown" (di-kilalang) brands.

The person was of course right. But "unknown" brands are different from generic medicines. More importantly, they aren't really any less effective.
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