Hi kittycapucine1974,

I hope you get an answer from ragtop, but the last previous response to this thread was over a year & a half ago....

I think, in part, it depends on the source of the articles. If they are from a company that holds the patent on these medications, or some entity that is $upported in some way by same, I would be wary of credibility.

There are also alleged documents/articles evidencing that generics are not always 100% equivalent to name-brands (n-b), but in general they are pretty close. The figure I've heard is that generics can be as low as 85% as effective as n-b, though I have not personally been able to verify this. (If anyone has specific links, I would appreciate reviewing them.) Some patients do claim to notice differences in some and not in others, and I can understand how/why a pain medication would be more sensitive and noticable than say.... an antibiotic.

What I have not heard of is any kind of safety issue with generics, provided they are legit ones from known approved mfrs.

Doc