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Differences Between Brand Name and Generic Medication
The difference between generic and brand name medication is the name and price. Generic and brand name products contain the same active ingredients. Generic medication may cost between 20 to 60 percent less than the cost of the brand name medication. The reason why generic medication have a different name is because when getting generic medication they are using the chemical name, and brand name medicine is the name that is assigned by the manufacturer. There are many new medications that come to the market