Posted by Chris O on August 4, 2016, at 21:42:18
In reply to Re: no meds working? » Chris O, posted by Baseball55 on August 4, 2016, at 20:45:21
Well, I'd like to believe that is true. But I don't. There was an excellent article in the New York Times about two years ago in which the FDA admitted it did not monitor any (any!) generic producing pharmaceutical companies outside of the United States. I can't find the link now, for some reason. It was a long and detailed article.
But it is pretty easy to find links such as the one below that says generic Concerta is not equivalent to name-brand. I think everyone knows about the event with generic Wellbutrin a few years back. With unfettered global neoliberalism as the world's main organizing principle, I don't think we're really operating with any system of checks and balances any more. Just my opinion. Does not mean it might not be reasonable to try a generic version of a drug that helps you. I just feel like the underlying system that produced that drug is a failure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/business/generic-ritalin-drug-not-equivalent-to-the-brand-is-in-use-anyway.html
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