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March 17, 2014

A story about not being able to keep my mouth shut

I got to the pharmacy and got in line behind the one other person there. He was asking about generic drugs. He told the pharmacist he had taken the last refill and it didn't feel right so he checked the bottle and noticed he'd been given a generic in place of his usual brand name blood pressure medicine. He asked the pharmacist, could it be that it's not the same? The pharmacist immediately, without even a moments hesitation, told the customer that generics were just the same as the brand name. I initially bit my tongue, but he went on and on uttering complete B.S. about the wonders of generic drugs. I had to say something. … [click on title to read the rest]

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