Your sister is skeptical that generic drugs are as effective as brand name drugs because generics cost so much less. She asks for your opinion. What should you tell her?

A) The active ingredients for both are identical, but fillers and other inactive ingredients may differ.
B) Generic and brand name drugs are required to be identical in active and inactive ingredients.
C) The active ingredients in generics are similar to those in brand name drugs, but are not guaranteed to be identical.
D) Generics are manufactured outside the United States, and therefore, the ingredients are unregulated.


A

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