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Medicine: the branded stuff is normally exactly the same but many times the price.
When I go to the pharmacy I always ask for the cheapest generic drug product of Ibuprofen or whatever I need, it's a couple of euroes cheaper.
Not that drugs are expensive in the EU compared to the US....not even relatively close!
I mean, sure. But store bought ibuprofen? Itβs $9 for 500 count 500mg bottle off Amazon.
We only charge extra for life saving drugs, normal stuff is cheaper than dirt.
You get ibuprofen in what ? 500 pack ?! Surely there is enough to kill yourself with this amount. How do you even finish it before it expire ?
Depends on the size of the household, ages and activities of people living there. Plus depending on the product and storage, most expiration dates have some wiggle room.
As I understand it, most of them don't actually expire
Here in Sweden they always ask: "Do you want the cheapest option?" when you buy prescribed medicine. If there's a reason for a specific manufacturer then that's stated on the prescription.
I've even had them say that the drugstore I'm at is out of the cheapest option and then ask if I want them to look up which drugstore is closest that has it in stock and if they should send them a note to save what I'm looking for so there's no chance it might sell out before I get there.
And there's also high-cost protection, an annual maximum amount (about $275) you can spend on prescribed medication and anything else healthcare-related. So any medication you buy and the cost of any medical services you use are added together and if that cost reaches the maximum amount within a year everything is free until the next year. So basically you can't pay more than $275 per year for medication and any other medical services.
Always compare active ingredients for OTC stuff too