Ask the doctor.  I recently switched from Prilosec to its generic form omeprazole, and it doesn't relieve my heartburn as well as Prilosec.  Aren't generics supposed to be the same as the brand-name drugs?
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D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006356:Heartburn / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency
D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D009853:Omeprazole