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Should I take brand name or generic medication for my osteoarthritis symptoms?
Medications in the United States are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If a drug company says that its drug has a certain amount of medication in it, then the FDA is supposed to ensure that it t...
The FDA allows the generic medications an error range of 80% to 120% of the active ingredient. So a generic medication can contain 20% less, or 20% more and still be acceptable.
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