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Are inexpensive, generic drugstore probiotics as effective as expensive brand-name ones?
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That depends: Best to have multiple millions (to billions) of cultures. Best to be in slow release form (so it isn't all killed in the stomach). Best to have multiple strains. Unfortunately - cheaper probiotics often don't have these features. The higher quality probiotics are more expensive.
Answered 11/28/2017
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