Posted by 4wd on October 6, 2005, at 22:36:06
In reply to generic drugs, posted by dondon on October 6, 2005, at 10:54:22
> Do generic drugs work as well as brand name drugs or what?
> Here some info:
> Q-What’s the difference between a generic and brand-name drug?
> A-Not much, except for name and price. A generic drug is called by its chemcical name; a manufacturer assigns a brand name. The products have the same ingredients.
> Standard practice and most state laws require that a generic drug be generically equivalent to its brand-name counterpart. That is, it must have the same active ingredients, strength, and dosage form—pill, liquid, or injection. The generic drug also must be therapeutically equivalent—it must be the same chemically and have the same medical effect.
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> Some poeple on here have said that some generics don't work as well as brand name. Some people have said they do so which is it?My pdoc told me that my generic Klonopin might be about 15% weaker than the brand version.
Marsha
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