Posted by Quintal on January 6, 2007, at 23:50:15
In reply to Re: Generics » ed_uk, posted by yxibow on January 6, 2007, at 23:20:34
My old psychiatric nurse once asked a psychopharmacologist (the much maligned Prof. Heather Ashton no less) for her opinion on the old generic vs. brand debate. It was her personal opinion that there was a difference and it was probably due to the different binders and colorants used by the companies as well as variable amount of active ingredient. She stressed that this was just her personal opinion and there was no empircal evidence to support it though. That said, my psychiatric nurse saw a lady who only responded to one particular make and it wasn't the brand name Prozac, it was the generic 'Dr. Reddy's' fluoxetine. If a person responds well to a generic they should make sure they stick to that particular brand and not accept any other generic if possible. My guess is that generic drugs produced by the same company will be fairly reliable at giving a consistent dose of active ingredient but switching between brands could be a problem.
I've rarely used brand name drugs at all, and if I have it's simply because there isn't a generic available, not that I have much choice in any case.
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