This question has been on my mind lately after my son’s neurologist recommended a name-brand medication to treat his seizures instead of the generic version. He wrote the prescription with the words, “NAME BRAND ONLY” on it so that there would be no mistake. His reasoning was that in his experience he witnessed many more break-through seizures among those patients taking the generic anti-epileptic drugs vs. name brands. This was something I did not expect the doctor to say. After all,...