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If brand name and generic drugs are clinically equivalent, why do some people have a reaction to a generic medication?

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If brand name and generic drugs are clinically equivalent, why do some people have a reaction to a generic medication?

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A person who reacts to either a generic or a brand name drug is more likely to be responding to inactive ingredients rather than the active medication. If someone reacts to an active ingredient, he or she will react to both the generic and brand name medication.