I get that the discussion here focuses on doubtful decongestants, but just the mention of acetaminophen makes me think of
pharmaceuticals and people's relationship with them in the US. It's a strange world to me, especially how deeply ingrained the brand names are in people's minds - years of evidently successful marketing.
What, to me, should be illegal, is building expensive branding around a group of very basic analgesics - well and other groups like antihistamines.
In the UK I can buy an own-brand 16-pack (8 g) of paracetamol in a supermarket for £0.35 / $0.45. At the same time, I can buy a packet of Panadol (GSK), same substance, same content, same amount, for £2.35, nearly 7 times the price of generics.
How is THAT legal, and how are people so unaware as to actually buy it? "Unaware" may be the key here.
What, to me, should be illegal, is building expensive branding around a group of very basic analgesics - well and other groups like antihistamines.
In the UK I can buy an own-brand 16-pack (8 g) of paracetamol in a supermarket for £0.35 / $0.45. At the same time, I can buy a packet of Panadol (GSK), same substance, same content, same amount, for £2.35, nearly 7 times the price of generics.
How is THAT legal, and how are people so unaware as to actually buy it? "Unaware" may be the key here.