Getting sick can be an expensive ordeal – just one drug prescription, even with the Federal Government subsidy can cost up to . If you’re on constant medication you could be paying 00 a year. So what can you do to slash those bills? Knowing how to cut your medicine bills in half can save a fortune, and the best part is, it’s easy and safe to do. The savings to be made are huge. Instead of paying for Zoloft, you can get the exact same drug, Sertaline, for . Sertaline is the branded drug alternative, or the generic product. Sometimes doctors, but usually pharmacists, ask if you want the branded drug alternative, the cheaper generic. Sigma Pharmaceutical’s Managing Director, Elmo de Alwis, says you’re mad if you don’t opt for the generic. “Anyone who buys a branded product where there are generics available has chosen to pay a brand premium in terms of the price. They’re paying more,” Elmo said. Cheaper generics are available for around 60% of prescription drugs. Once a medicine’s patent expires after 20 years, manufacturers are allowed to produce copies which are listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. A lot of people are sceptical about generics but there’s no need. They’re proven to be equivalent – they have exactly same active ingredients and they behave the same way in the body. Brenton le Grand is Marketing Manager of Pharmacyonline, which sells tens of thousands of discounted products like skin and hair care products, perfumes, vitamin supplements …

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