Honestly, the differences between filling something in the states and Norway isn't that big - get a thing from the doctor, go to the pharmacy, and get the cheap

Honestly, the differences between filling something in the states and Norway isn't that big - get a thing from the doctor, go to the pharmacy, and get the cheapest option (with a few exceptions). The pharmacies usually ask me if the generic is OK (some people care, after all). The bigger difference I see here is that in the US, I generally got loose pills in a pill box, and here in Norway, I'm more likely to get a standardized amount of pills in blister packs or manufacturer packaging. Quite simply, prescription drugs advertise in the US because they are both allowed to do it and the name-brand drugs get more people insisting on the name brand because they advertise, even though it costs the person more (sometimes, a lot more).