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I don’t have any choice in the matter.
I get the generic versions of all my prescriptions, because I’m on the Ontario Government’s Trillium Drug Plan (otherwise known as the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan). I’m on Trillium, because my income is very low, so it’s the only way I can afford my medications. If I wanted the branded versions, I’d have to pay the difference, which is prohibitive, on my income. And there are many, many others (particularly those with mental conditions) in the same situation.
Currently, I’m on generic versions of Metformin (for my Type-2 Diabetes), Seroquel (a mood stabilizer that helps me get to sleep and stay asleep at night), and Ritalin. The first two are quite effective. So far, the generic Ritalin isn’t doing much for me. Many people have reported that there is a big difference between branded and generic Ritalin. But, again, I can’t afford to find out if that’s true or not.
And don’t get me started on what I think of the LIES being spread by the big drugstore chains as they fight to hang onto that payola they’ve been extorting from the generic drug companies for so long…
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