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Question: How can a generic version of a product be different from the name brand if it's made by the same company? Epi-pen. -- nm

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Aug 29 '16, 16:53

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Lots of Kirkland, costco brand is made by name brand producers - zeitgeist Aug 29, 17:10 7
- Oh I know that most store brands are made by the original manufacturer. I've just never heard a manufacturer announcing its own generic. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:18 6
  - Of course, once the patent expires anyone will be able to produce a generic. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:22 5
    - It's the auto injector technology that's the tricky part. - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:25 1
      - That's what the patent's on. -- nm - . Aug 29, 17:32
    - which may be them just trying to get ahead of it while they still have the patent to protect them -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 17:24 2
      - That was my thinking. I'm just having trouble with the two different price levels :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:34 1
        
        "Hey, they don't have to pay the premium price for the premium product, they can by the cheaper, possibly less reliable generic." - . Aug 29, 17:47
They will pinch insurance for the name brand. -- nm - Bacon Aug 29, 17:04 1
- Yup. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 29, 17:10
I have no idea. And I'm still a patent lawyer. - ReluctantCynic Aug 29, 17:01 3
- partial explanation sorta -- (link) - . Aug 29, 17:12 2
  - That addresses their previously announced discount but not the generic they announced today. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:20 1
    - hence the hedging, but I think the requirements that schools have them is one reason - . Aug 29, 17:27
sounds like maybe an insurance thing, for plans that cover generics v. brands - shaolin fantastic Aug 29, 16:58
it may be the same with only the packaging and where or who is selling it being different -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 29, 16:54
Because...because....lawyer! -- nm - . Aug 29, 16:54

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