Posted by myco on April 2, 2009, at 15:15:17
In reply to Re: Seroquel brand name is FAR better than generic » myco, posted by yxibow on April 2, 2009, at 1:34:33
Dont quote me here but Health Canada doesnt work like that...expiration of a med is in terms of patent - allowing generic companies to introduce their own version. As for indictions...these dont expire as far as I know. If a med has been proven effective and is indicated via health canada testing for a disorder...thats in stone until something changes as far as I know...Canadian correct me if im wrong though. I do know meds come up for review every so often but I think its just to review effectiveness in light of newer meds? not sure.
We have generic seroquel here...its ok but brand name way better like i said. this generic is also made in canada for you americans that think canadian meds are "shady" and come from places like india and sh*t lol bollocks. mabye some but we have pfizer and all the same companies here.
i havent noticed much of a diff from generic alprazolam to xanax...took klon and temaz in generic...both good though
> > Renewed my script for seroquel last night...on advice I asked for the real brand name...normally I go generic due to lack of quid. Generic would make me sleepy mostly, rarely knock me out....brand name is FAR better. Out like a light and weird...less depression next day compared to generic. I dont get that one at all...sure inert ingredients will help with absorption etc but make the med work better? really? ok.
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> Are you in Canada, where it already has expired ?
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> I'm also concerned about the Seroquel expiration, here in the US, which has several expirations but appears to have the expiration for BP/Schizophrenia, its main first use on Sep 26, 2011. It expires for pediatric use in 2012.
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> I'm not normally concerned about generics but generic APs do concern me especially when I am unusually sensitive to side effects from them, as opposed to most of the other things I take that have been generic for the most part for years, especially the benzodiazepine.
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> -- Jay
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