Posted by janejane on April 1, 2010, at 8:46:49
In reply to Different generics Different outcomes?, posted by morganator on April 1, 2010, at 2:45:19
Yes, I actually started a thread about this a few months ago (specifically in regards to prozac), and others have discussed this in past threads as well. A search should bring those up. (Do some googling and you will find a lot of complaints about generic fluoxetine. Unfortunately only a few of them describe the specific kind they had problems with.)
Bottom line, some people do notice a difference and will pay more for the branded drug. Others do fine on a generic, and a few have found specific ones they prefer. When I recently restarted Prozac, I specifically asked for 20 mg fluoxetine tablets because in the US, I believe Par Pharmaceuticals is the only generic manufacturer of that size, and they have a pretty decent reputation, from what little info I could scrounge up. (It's a real crap shoot if the Rx is for capsules since there are tons of manufacturers for those. You will have to call around to see what kind a pharmacy carries.) Unfortunately, the Par gave me headaches and didn't eliminate the depression so I've halted my trial. When I used original Prozac years ago, it worked great with no headaches. I'm considering getting an Rx for Prozac Weekly since it's still on patent and not available as generic. This would make the co-pay higher, but not as bad as a drug that has a generic available. This is strategy that quite a few people seem to use. (I'm going to explore some other things before returning to Prozac, though.)
Wellbutrin XL is another drug where manufacturer really seems to make a difference for some people. I did pay extra for that, to get the branded rather than generic, though I'm not on it anymore.
poster:janejane
thread:941580
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20100328/msgs/941595.html