I remember someone who searched everywhere for a particular drug brand while I was working in a pharmacy. The active content is nitrofurantoin. I offered her an alternative generic brand and she was skeptical. It only cost fifty naira. She was ready to pay over 10k for the drug before then.
Whenever I enter a pharmacy to buy a particular drug, I usually ask for the unbranded versions of the drug.
RE: Brand Name vs. Generic Drugs and the Evolution of Drug Ownership