Are generic medicines as safe as the original product? The Medicine Control Council (MCC) of South Africa requires that all drugs (generics and originals) are safe and effective and that their benefits outweigh their risks. Generic medications have the same-risk benefit profile as their original counterparts as they are subject to the same strict controls as the original drug thus making them equally effective and safe. In fact, original and generic medicines are sometimes made by the same parent company. Examples include Lipitor (click here to view related newsclip) and Aspavor (manufactured by Pfizer), Prozac and Lilly-fluoxetine (manufactured by Eli Lilly). Read more here http://qoo.ly/gm7wn



























