<![CDATA[For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications.]]>For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. But ProPublica reporters found that this isn’t always true.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Bradley_JF/statuses/116592266133700164https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Bradley_JF/statuses/116592266133700164Sun, 17 May 2026 22:26:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. on Sun, 17 May 2026 21:07:14 GMT]]>@ProPublica not into english audio things, but yes, I generally ask for the same brand (it is a Generikum, but not the cheapest one) for my Cetirizine because of worse "whole package" with some cheaper ones, texture and so on, not effects or side effects

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KRVW7E8695KS18CY3KQYZS3Qhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.mirbsd.org/users/mirabilos/statuses/01KRVW7E8695KS18CY3KQYZS3QSun, 17 May 2026 21:07:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For years, the FDA told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. on Sun, 17 May 2026 21:00:52 GMT]]>If you also ran to check your prescriptions after listening to this episode, use our “Rx Inspector” tool to look up where your generic drugs were made: https://propublica.org/rx-inspector

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