I am well versed in the generic drug vs brand name drugs. That particular argument has been raging around my house for about 20 years now!
You could make a solid case for SOME brand name drugs, I don't believe you could make that case for ALL of them. Forced to choose one OR the other, I'd have to lean toward generic on a cost benefit analysis.
I think we screwed up by disallowing drug's from Canada into the health care system.