Posted by Larry Hoover on March 1, 2007, at 10:04:01
In reply to Re: Drug manufacturing and quality control, posted by Squiggles on March 1, 2007, at 9:26:23
> > Well, whatever the reality of the laws and inspections turn out to be, the fact is that for this particular case, this particular generic does not behave like the original it is supposed to be interchangeable with, and I can't exagerate how frustrating and upsetting it has been to have umpteem pharmacists roll their eyes and insist I'm wrong.
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> I can understand your frustration, and any pharmacist with an open mind should be able to imagine that both generics and brand-name drugs can go off for some reason (the lab, the country of import, the storage conditions, the ratio of filler and active ingredient, etc.).This is the crux of the issue, IMHO. What, do the pharmacists think we'd make up a story of lesser efficacy/greater side effects? I don't care what the paperwork says, the differences would only be mentioned if there were any. End of story. The patient is not being taken seriously, or given any credibility. Why would a patient who is saving money complain?
Lar
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