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20 Cheap Drugs the Pharmaceutical Companies Don’t Want You to Know About


Generic drugs have the same dosage, strength and safety as their brand-name counterparts, but come at a fraction of the price. And for that reason, the big drug companies don’t want you to know about them. So here we’ve done some of the research for you. They may be a little harder to pronounce than their branded brethren, but wrestling with the tongue-twisters is worth the money you’ll save by asking for them.


1. Fluoxitine (brand-name Prozac)

2. Albuterol (brand-name Proventil)

3. Escitalopram (brand-name Lexapro)

4. Sertraline (brand-name Zoloft)

5. Bupropion (brand-name Wellbutrin)

6. Zolpidem (brand-name Ambien)

7. Simvastatin (brand-name Zocor)

8. Montelukast (brand-name Singulair)

12. Sildenafil (brand-name Viagra)

15. Oxycodone (brand-name various)

16. Eszopiclone (brand-name Lunesta)