There is a notion in the society that generic drugs are bad and only branded drugs are good. This is true in most of the situations but not always. There are many top companies that produce generic drugs as well as the other variant.

The generic brand is also known as non-prescription drugs while the others are prescription drugs which require prescription from a qualified medical practitioner. Your pharmacist will not give you a prescription drug without a prescription. In such cases, non-prescription drugs comes under action. But care should be taken that you know about the effects and side-effects of these drugs.

Another advantage of generic drugs is they are cheaper than the main one. For e.g. generic cialis is much cheaper than the original Cialis from Eli Lilly company. Generic drugs are produced by small and big companies, so its always good to buy the product from a reliable company. Remember, health is more important than your money.

Ask your doctor if you are not sure what to do.