Why do some medications cost so much? I'm trying to save money by buying generic brands, but are they really a good value?
By Colleen Brady
November 29, 2002
Time for a little pharmacy math: let's say you and your sister are taking the same cholesterol-lowering medication. Hers is a brand name drug and it costs 66 cents more per tablet than your generic "no name"pills. What's going on? Does one work better than the other?