AIBU to wonder why people buy branded painkillers when they are so much more expensive than non-branded painkillers? I'm talking about the basic ranges where the ingredients can be compared like for like, for example:
16 Sainsbury's Ibuprofen caplets = £0.35 (2p per 200mg tablet)
16 Nurofen Pain Killer caplets (each caplet contains: Ibuprofen 200mg) = £1.95 (12p per 200mg tablet)
OK, some of the branded painkillers also have extra ingredients to make them better, but these 2 are the same (both only contain 200mg ibuprofen). I've even heard pharmacists saying they're the same. Why spend more than you need to?
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...to wonder why people buy branded painkillers
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LividofLondon · 04/04/2013 17:28
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