Posted by Elizabeth on October 12, 2001, at 10:16:04
In reply to What I learned today about alprazolam, posted by Collete on October 9, 2001, at 19:55:56
> The lab that made the alprazolam I used to get is Greenstone and my pharmacist said they are owned by Upjohn (who makes Xanax) and therefore are very similar, if not identical in formulation.
They are identical, except for the markings on the pills. As such, you can expect Greenstone alprazolam to be reliable.
Whenever I fill a prescription for alprazolam, I make sure I'm going to get the Greenstone generic. If the pharmacy doesn't carry it, I'll go somewhere else.
Generics are *supposed* to be equivalent to the brand-name drug, but I think that there are some cases that slip through the cracks where, because of different inactive ingredients in the pills, the generic has poor bioavailability relative to the brand-name stuff.
Just my $0.02...
-elizabeth
P.S. Ever since the lorazepam thing, I've made a point of boycotting Mylan drugs.
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