The pharmacy aisle is filled with expensive, brand-name products. These items have big marketing budgets and familiar logos. However, there is a simple secret to saving a huge amount of money. The store-brand version of an over-the-counter (OTC) product is almost always right next to the brand name on the shelf. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires these generic products to have the same active ingredient, in the same dosage, as their brand-name counterparts. You get the same medicine for a much lower price.
