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Posted by OzLand on June 19, 2007, at 23:28:43
My husband went and got my Rx for Parnate refilled for me, and I looked at the pills. They are not the bright red that says Parnate and SB underneath. They are more of a pinkish orange color with a big K in the middle and then 250 on the other side. What might these be??? I can't believe this is Parnate???
Posted by sophia04 on June 20, 2007, at 0:51:50
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate?, posted by OzLand on June 19, 2007, at 23:28:43
> My husband went and got my Rx for Parnate refilled for me, and I looked at the pills. They are not the bright red that says Parnate and SB underneath. They are more of a pinkish orange color with a big K in the middle and then 250 on the other side. What might these be??? I can't believe this is Parnate???
Sounds just like the parnate I've been taking - i think it is generic, no generic price though, I've noticed.
Posted by deuce224 on June 20, 2007, at 0:53:55
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate?, posted by sophia04 on June 20, 2007, at 0:51:50
Yes they are now making generic parnate, but your right its still expensive.
Posted by OzLand on June 20, 2007, at 6:59:54
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate?, posted by sophia04 on June 20, 2007, at 0:51:50
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> Sounds just like the parnate I've been taking - i think it is generic, no generic price though, I've noticed.
>Well, crap; I don't want the generic; I want the real thing. I have insurance for my meds.
Posted by Phillipa on June 20, 2007, at 10:54:28
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate? » sophia04, posted by OzLand on June 20, 2007, at 6:59:54
Did they change the formula like nardil? Love Phillipa
Posted by Jedi on June 20, 2007, at 12:11:25
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate?, posted by OzLand on June 19, 2007, at 23:28:43
The FDA approved a generic tranylcypromine(Parnate) about a year ago. The price should be a lot less and if you have insurance you should be paying the generic co-pay. Active ingredients are the same, I'm not sure about the inactive ones; but it is not a deal like the change in phenelzine(Nardil). To get the actual Parnate, your doctor would have to specify Parnate and mark no substitutions on the prescription. Insurance companies do not like them doing that.
JediGeneric Parnate: An Overview
http://depression.emedtv.com/parnate/generic-parnate.html> My husband went and got my Rx for Parnate refilled for me, and I looked at the pills. They are not the bright red that says Parnate and SB underneath. They are more of a pinkish orange color with a big K in the middle and then 250 on the other side. What might these be??? I can't believe this is Parnate???
Posted by steel on June 20, 2007, at 16:13:04
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate?, posted by OzLand on June 19, 2007, at 23:28:43
> My husband went and got my Rx for Parnate refilled for me, and I looked at the pills. They are not the bright red that says Parnate and SB underneath. They are more of a pinkish orange color with a big K in the middle and then 250 on the other side. What might these be??? I can't believe this is Parnate???
Last poster right on the money,glaxco still provides the brand,i dont like generic as it seems to make my face flush a bit,also i simply want the brand since my insurance is paying,so i hear you loud and clear,and sometimes my pharmacy tries to pull the "we cant get brand now" on me and i make a stink until they get on the horn and order it,or ill have a month of what i dont want.
Also on a more plus side,worst case sceniro the change isnt like the nardil incident,i believe the biggest change of the generic is in the inactive ingerdients and its coating.
Posted by OzLand on June 20, 2007, at 20:18:32
In reply to RE: Is there a generic Parnate?, posted by steel on June 20, 2007, at 16:13:04
Thanks everyone; I will see how it goes. I am not sure I like the idea, but I will see how it works. I suspect that it would have taken my little pharmacy longer to get my refill if I had not been willing to take the generic. I will also ask my pdoc if this is okay. I don't know if he marked anything on the RX re a generic. He will mark not generic if I ask him.
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