Posted by SLS on June 3, 2009, at 16:27:53
In reply to Re: best/worst generic xanax » yxibow, posted by drylightning on June 3, 2009, at 16:11:49
> Finally, are you saying that you think generic = brand? I used to think that, and may think it again someday soon, but for now I'm obsessing. I just don't feel quite as good as I recall feeling last time I was on a dose this high. And I've read too much about Mylan (my generic now) being weak. The internet is a blessing and a curse...
At the very least, the drug used in the generic preparation is exactly the same as that used in the name brand preparation. However, the rest of the recipe can be completely different. The delivery system - the binders, fillers, and other excipients - is different. The manufacturing process is necessarily different; different humidity, pressure, pH, etc. This doesn't even take into consideration the chemical reactions that might occur between the drug or the excipients with the rest of their chemical environment.
Different is different. This is as true of the pills as it is of the digestive systems of the people who take them.
- Scott
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