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Originally Posted by ametc
Pens. I absolutely despise the moment where my cheap ass generic brand pen would not write a single word anymore. There was still TONS of ink and the ball was moving, so I dunno what the hell that pen's problem was. In nursing, your pen.. is pretty much your best friend.
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Best $20 I've ever spent was doing this
http://www.instructables.com/id/Save-$200-in-2-minutes-and-have-the-worlds-best-wr/
Trim 1/8" off a Mont Blanc ballpoint refill and it fits right into the Pilot G2. It's one of those things where you won't believe the difference, or even that there is a difference, until you try a really good pen.
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Originally Posted by clavus
Sure, for things like aspirin. Think twice about complex, bio-manufactured pharms.
People say "the active ingredients are the same." Would you apply that argument to other things you stick in your body? Drink a pint of Guinness pulled in a pub, or suck the moisture out of a hobo's beard? The active ingredients are same.
Oh, no, you say. "The FDA regulates this stuff." They do... as much as the FDA can regulate overseas manufacturing in places where they put poison in kid's milk to make an extra ten cents per gallon.
Just my two cents from a guy who is close enough to the industry to be paranoid.
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In what way are you close enough to the industry to be paranoid? I've never had a problem with generics and the ones I get are manufactured by the same companies as the name brands.