Would you recommend generic drugs to a family member?

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Would I prescribe generics to my family? Yes. I believe that all physicians treat all of their patients like family. I do as well. I prescribe generic medications to the majority of my patients. For the classes of medications that I commonly use, there are only some examples in which generics may have additional considerations. For glaucoma medications, we have fantastic generic options for prostaglandin analogues (eg, latanoprost, travoprost and bimatoprost), beta-blockers

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