Posted by 3 Beer Effect on June 14, 2002, at 0:37:14
In reply to Re: Valium vs generic-should I worry?, posted by jaby on June 13, 2002, at 22:44:54
If you have a prescription for Valium most states allow pharmacies to automatically fill it with the generic (to make more money) unless you specifically tell them you want the brand name. Watch out for your insurance though- the last time I got Klonopin I had to pay $78 for it because I didn't have the doctor specify on the prescription that it must be dispensed exactly as he had written it (Brand name Klonopin)- & since a generic is available, my insurance (HMO Blue) made me pay the difference in price b/t Klonopin and clonazepam.
I read in a book that talked about tests that were done on Roche Valium vs. Generic. They went through I think 14 different EEG tests, while the FDA only goes through 4. Anyways there was a big difference in potency & activity heavily in favor of real Valium, & this article specifically was about Valium.
I've also heard people on this board specifically complain about Mylan labs making 'junk' medications. People seem happier with the Purepac Walgreens generic brand.
Roche Laboratories invented benzodiazepines, & it seems that no one else can make them quite right- they must be hard to make because ones you get from Thailand or Mexico are half-strength or less.
3 Beers........
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