For some people it seems only the brand medicine will do, and the generics will not. For the princely sum of 20p, saving approximately £2.40 per year, NHS management will whip your GP into changing your medication backwards and forwards to: (1) brands that the pharmacy can’t get, (2) brands and generics that don’t seem to work for you, (3) brands that contain lactose that you’re intolerant to, (4) Teva medication you specifically asked to avoid for political reasons, I mean the list just goes on