Posted by Fred23 on August 22, 2004, at 22:35:44
In reply to the generic thing? » Fred23, posted by chemist on August 22, 2004, at 22:14:41
> hello there, chemist here...on the off chance that the repeated and erroneous *opinions* concerning generic formulations of an entire class of drugs commonly used by visitors to this board are responsible for numerous and potentially dangerous side-effects, i invite any poster who has any hard evidence at hand to provide it, and do so in short time. generic drugs of the benzodiazepine/triazolo-derivative class are rated with a T.E. of no less than AB in every case by the United States Food and Drug Administration: the information contained in the IND/NDAs for the various compounds are the references i cite in contesting this recurring and patently false claim. if a person chooses to waste their money as indicated in the post i am responding to, that is their choice. unlike some folks, i would like to see some independent results - such as literature, peer-reviewed, and not funded by any pharmaceutical concern - or well-controlled (with placebo), double-blind, randomized trials with a sufficient cohort - before spending exorbitant amounts of money based on one individual's claim. i look forward to the receipt of the requested information: please do post it publicly and prominantly, as it will be of service to the estimated 2 million + visitors to this site each month. thank you, and all the best, chemist
I've cited my personal experience with Ativan several times here, and have heard from others with similar experiences.
(You were offering me advice in my "sounding out the idea" stage. But you didn't seem to comment when I reported a dramatic difference between the generic and the name brand. In other words, I personally experienced the difference. Many others here had simliar experiences, though many also found the generic to be OK.)
I'm aware that this is a controversial issue, but many people have reported here that in certain cases, name brand medications really do work better than the generic.
I'd be curious about your personal experience with all the benzos you'be been though, have the generics truly done as well as name brand?
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