Do generic acne treatments work as good as the brand name?
“Although the active ingredients are the same, the inactive ingredients may differ widely. So if you respond to a brand name drug, you may be allowed to use the generic version without a question, or vice versa.” Your dermatologist has given you an acne medication prescription. The pharmacist questioned if you needed the generic drug instead when you went to get your prescription filled. He said it was the same drug. You're still uncertain. Is a generic acne product the same as labels by brand name? Were they doing the same thing? You want to make sure that your acne is treated as effectively as possible. Generic drugs v/s Brand name Both medications are composed of two parts: the active ingredients (the ingredients that make the medication work) and the inactive ingredients (all the other "things" included in the product). Generic medications have the same active ingredients as their counterparts for the brand name. In both branded and generic drugs, these additi