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Posted by BGB on August 3, 2008, at 13:51:01
I got a wonderful surprise at the pharmacy a couple of days ago.....adult doses of Lamictal have gone generic (As of July 23, 2008)!!! My $50 co-pay for Lamictal 200mg was reduced to only $10! Score!
Interestingly, the day before I went to the pharmacy, the kind people at GlaxoSmithKline were nice enough to send me a card which I could use 6 times for a $25 discount on each fill. I was so excited. Thanks a freakin' lot, GSK, for sending me an unusable card!!!! Jerk-off's.
By the way, if you take any non-generic medications, be sure to go to the website for that med and check for coupons. Previously, GSK had sent me 10 coupons for $10 each for Lamictal. Note that I had to go through the epilepsy-specific Lamictal site, as the coupons weren't available on the bipolar-specific website. I cry discrimination!!!!!!
Back on topic, has anyone tried this generic Lamictal yet (it's made by Teva)? I've only taken it a few days, but so far I can't tell any difference from the brand name.
Thanks in advance for your contributions!
BGB =)
Posted by BGB on August 3, 2008, at 13:54:20
In reply to Woo-Hoo! Generic Lamictal!, posted by BGB on August 3, 2008, at 13:51:01
Pardon my US-centric views! I forgot to mention that I am in the USA....Lamictal has been available in a generic form in other countries for years. =)
Posted by Phillipa on August 3, 2008, at 16:24:11
In reply to Ooops! I meant to say, 'in the US', posted by BGB on August 3, 2008, at 13:54:20
Oh wonder if the generic would eliminate the salivation I had on 50 of the namebrand. Thank's for the info and good luck to you. Phillipa
Posted by yxibow on August 7, 2008, at 0:07:33
In reply to Re: Ooops! I meant to say, 'in the US' » BGB, posted by Phillipa on August 3, 2008, at 16:24:11
> Oh wonder if the generic would eliminate the salivation I had on 50 of the namebrand. Thank's for the info and good luck to you. Phillipa
If you had a direct side effect like that to a medication, a generic is a direct copy of the medication to FDA specifications, minus any binders.
Thus, unless your body chemistry has changed, you may have the exact same effect unfortunately
Posted by yxibow on August 7, 2008, at 0:21:39
In reply to Woo-Hoo! Generic Lamictal!, posted by BGB on August 3, 2008, at 13:51:01
> I got a wonderful surprise at the pharmacy a couple of days ago.....adult doses of Lamictal have gone generic (As of July 23, 2008)!!! My $50 co-pay for Lamictal 200mg was reduced to only $10! Score!
>
> Interestingly, the day before I went to the pharmacy, the kind people at GlaxoSmithKline were nice enough to send me a card which I could use 6 times for a $25 discount on each fill. I was so excited. Thanks a freakin' lot, GSK, for sending me an unusable card!!!! Jerk-off's.
>
> By the way, if you take any non-generic medications, be sure to go to the website for that med and check for coupons. Previously, GSK had sent me 10 coupons for $10 each for Lamictal. Note that I had to go through the epilepsy-specific Lamictal site, as the coupons weren't available on the bipolar-specific website. I cry discrimination!!!!!!
>
> Back on topic, has anyone tried this generic Lamictal yet (it's made by Teva)? I've only taken it a few days, but so far I can't tell any difference from the brand name.
>
> Thanks in advance for your contributions!
> BGB =)
>
>Yes, I am on lamotrigine and I guess you have found that it is made by Teva. They are a large Israeli pharmaceutical company and also produce novel compounds as well.
The pale orange-pink diamond is a curious change to the blue shield that I was used to.
If you bother to read the blather on Drugs@FDA, I think there was some lawsuit as usual by GSK, which is typical, but it had expired -- challenge suits always appear.
It looks like about 5 or so other companies have tentative AB (generic equivalent) approval after Teva's 180 day exclusive rights.
-- tidings
Jay
Posted by BGB on August 7, 2008, at 0:25:49
In reply to Re: Woo-Hoo! Generic Lamictal! » BGB, posted by yxibow on August 7, 2008, at 0:21:39
The name brand Lamictal I take is exactly the same color as my generic, because I take the 200mg tablets. They are both light blue.
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