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It's foolish, but I still buy Advil instead of a generic brand because I like the tasty coating. I can't be the only one, right?

rymohr 11y ago
And I thought I was the only one! I always wondered if they had some kind of patent on the sugar coating. Why wouldn't the generics be coated too?
- tellarin 11y ago
  Price? The margin in generics is already pretty thin.
- strictnein 11y ago
  Random story: I remember the first time I had a real Advil. A girl I was interested in (when I was 12 or 13) gave me one. The flavor really struck me for whatever reason, probably enhanced by my youthful infatuation. She had a stash of various pills at school. Never found out what the rest of them were for. Probably for the best.
damon_c 11y ago
I too have appreciated the slightly sweet mild candy like coating of Advil.
christianmann 11y ago
I don't think that's foolish. You get what you pay for.
robmcm 11y ago
It would cost less to get the unbranded kind and a bag of skittles for the sugar and a can of coke for the caffeine they often add (to make it 'fast acting'). In the UK branded ones are often $5 where as unbranded could be as little as $0.35.
- DanBC 11y ago
  Caffiene isn't just for fast acting, it also helps efficacy. http://www.evidentlycochrane.net/caffeine-and-health-evidence-from-cochrane/ http://www.evidentlycochrane.net/caffeine-and-health-evidenc...
- anon4 11y ago
  The can of coke already has sugar, so you can skip the skittles. Unless you like skittles, of course.
- strictnein 11y ago
  Are you talking a single dose? At stores like Target or Walmart in the US, you're typically just paying a $2-$5 premium, and that's on 100-250 pills.
  - robmcm 11y ago
    There is a limit on selling more than ~30 to a person per day or something. Most* packs are 16 or 32. *Obviously you can get premium products where you get 6 or so because they are in a package with metallic pain and bright colors.

rymohr 11y ago

And I thought I was the only one! I always wondered if they had some kind of patent on the sugar coating. Why wouldn't the generics be coated too?

tellarin 11y ago
Price? The margin in generics is already pretty thin.
strictnein 11y ago
Random story: I remember the first time I had a real Advil. A girl I was interested in (when I was 12 or 13) gave me one. The flavor really struck me for whatever reason, probably enhanced by my youthful infatuation. She had a stash of various pills at school. Never found out what the rest of them were for. Probably for the best.

damon_c 11y ago

I too have appreciated the slightly sweet mild candy like coating of Advil.

christianmann 11y ago

I don't think that's foolish. You get what you pay for.

robmcm 11y ago

It would cost less to get the unbranded kind and a bag of skittles for the sugar and a can of coke for the caffeine they often add (to make it 'fast acting'). In the UK branded ones are often $5 where as unbranded could be as little as $0.35.

DanBC 11y ago
Caffiene isn't just for fast acting, it also helps efficacy. http://www.evidentlycochrane.net/caffeine-and-health-evidence-from-cochrane/ http://www.evidentlycochrane.net/caffeine-and-health-evidenc...
anon4 11y ago
The can of coke already has sugar, so you can skip the skittles. Unless you like skittles, of course.
strictnein 11y ago
Are you talking a single dose? At stores like Target or Walmart in the US, you're typically just paying a $2-$5 premium, and that's on 100-250 pills.
- robmcm 11y ago
  There is a limit on selling more than ~30 to a person per day or something. Most* packs are 16 or 32. *Obviously you can get premium products where you get 6 or so because they are in a package with metallic pain and bright colors.