Court decides Enfamil is not better than generic

bobcatsteph · January 2010

I just saw this on BCS and though it was interesting. (the "this" is clicky)

jml5q · January 2010

i'm not sure how i feel about that court decision. while i love saving money by buying generic (not just formula but everything else) i feel kind of bad for the company that originally produced the item. maybe it comes from having a parent that worked for a pharmaceutical company. but those companies spend millions on doing the research and trials for meds, or in this case formula, and then after a certain period other companies piggy back on them and are able to make generics which they obviously can sell a lot cheaper because they didn't have to pay the money to do the research in developing it.

i'm not advocating that enfamil knock the other brands like i guess the courts say they did, but making them pay 13 million i think is kind of ridiculous.

MrsH07 · January 2010

Yep, when Dr. L suggested that I try formula she and the GI both recommended store brand. They both said there is absolutely no difference and you are saving 50%