Posted by stargazer2 on October 31, 2007, at 9:22:20
In reply to Re: bupropion vs. budeprion-are they different? » clubfitter, posted by yxibow on October 31, 2007, at 0:36:41
What I think is really confusing is that with all other generic meds, there is usually only one generic name. Why are there two generic versions of wellbutrin, one called budeprion and one called Budepreion?
When I went to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription for Buproprion, the name, color and writing on the pill (Budeprion) was different. The pharmacist ensured (?) me the Budeprion was the generic of Buproprion, but he could not answer my questions about the bioequivalency of the pill.
Many former users of Buroprion are questioning the effects of the newer generic Budeprion in that they claim it does not work as well as Buproprion. The FDA is supposedly looking into these complaints.
Even though a generic has to have the same 'active' ingredients as the brand name med, the variations in pill coating and other so called 'non-active' ingredients are different enough, that the generic may dissolve and be absorbed very differently.
It is a cause for concern. I stopped taking Budepreion due to the side effects I never had with Buproprion.
Stargazer
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