Posted by Fred23 on June 12, 2004, at 23:04:31
In reply to Re: Generic Ativan (lorazepam) vs real Xanax » Fred23, posted by chemist on June 12, 2004, at 21:16:03
> sorry, again...the answer is yes you can, just make it clear that you want the name brand. you might get hassled from your insurance company, so you might do the following: tell the pharmacist you do not want to run it through your insurance, and will pay out of-pocket. however, be warned: i am sprescribbed 60 tablets of alprazolam per month, and my doctor writes for the 2 mg tablets. i pay $23.08 for my generics (Geneva, now Solvay), and the savings from the brand name? $173.48.
Looking in that Electronic Orange Book, I find that the name brand for Ativan is BIOVAL, and the generic lorazepams are MUTUAL PHARM, MYLAN, PUREPAC PHARM, RANBAXY, SANDOZ, and WATSON LABS.
The CVS I went to had the MYLAN I was given, so we can assume they'll also have the BIOVAL, in case they get a DAW, right?
The impression I get from the historical posts is that a particular pharmacy only carries certain generics, so if CVS doesn't have any other than MYLAN, I'd have to look around, it seems.
I'm hoping that I'd only have to pay the $50 co-pay for the name brand, per the insurance company's tiering. (I still have to check into this.)
What are the respective reputations of the companies listed above? It may be practical to try only a few of them.
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