Are generic drugs exactly the same as its original?
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By law, the active ingredient of a generic must be the same as the name brand. The inactive ingredients, such as binders and coatings, do not have to be the same though.
They do the same thing, if that's what you mean.
Usually the medicinal ingredients are the same like ibuprofen is in Advil and in generic Ibuprofen, but the ingredients which make up the capsule or what ever it's made out of are sometimes different. For example, usually when you buy Advil it has a candy tasting outer shell, but when I buy store brand Ibuprofen, it's just a regular capsule made out of different ingredients.
For the most part. There are exceptions, but it's pretty much the same. (sometimes the generic will have different side effects.)
Yes, I read in Men's Health the other day that the FDA requires generic drugs to have the same quality and strength found in more expensive, brand name drugs. For more info, try http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/gen...
Hope that helps.
Most are. The thyroid replacer Synthroid is however different from the "natural" Rx made from animals in how it is utilized by some people.
Adverse Reactions from the natural form:
Except in rare instances of intolerance, possibly due to the development of hypersensitivity to animal protein in whole thyroid, adverse effects are generally infrequent at physiologic doses.
Neurological: nervousness, tremors, headache, insomnia.
Cardiovascular: palpitation, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris.
Gastrointestinal: diarrhea, abdominal cramps.
Miscellaneous: sweating, heat intolerance, fever, weight loss
My suggestion? Examine why exactly you are having a health issue and research how you can allow your body to heal itself instead of just taking another pill...
Your knowledge is your power.
FYI
*** Sea Kelp is a wonderful source of iodine which can help balance a hypo-active thyroid.***
The main ingredient is the same but the fillers are sometimes very different.
Yes.
The original is researched at length, and HUGE amounts of time and money are spent making sure it is safe and getting it licensed. Then, huge amounts of money are spent on pens, charts, books, food, and other gifts for doctors to convince them to prescribe the drug. The company has 27 years in the US to earn this money back.
THEN...any company can start making the same drug, without having spent all that money...and can charge less.
Usually, "the generic" is the drug simply ordered from whoever is selling cheaper that day. So, if Company A and Company B both make Druganol, but "A" calls it "Druggase" and "B" calls it "Drujjase", the pharmacy will watch both companies...whichever has a discount or is just cheaper will be the one they but most of their supply from.
The Doctor can order it in one of three ways. He can order Druganol 5mg; the pharmacy will fill it with either Druggase or Drujjase, whichever they have.
The Doctor can order Druggase 5mg; the pharmacy may do this, or they may state "filled with generic" if using Drujjase instead.
OR, the Doctor can order Druggase 5 mg, "Brand Medically Necessary". Now, the pharmacy MUST give Druggase, even if the patient has to pay $1000 per dose of Druggase but only $1 per dose of Drujjase. This would only be done in cases where the filler--corn starch, or salt, or whatever, in one brand is different from another AND at least one brand is bad for the patient.
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