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Posted by cerodwen on January 28, 2004, at 1:24:56
Hi everybody-
I was looking at my lorazepam, and then I decided to look it up on the web and see what there was to see about it online, what information I could find out and such. Well to my surprise every description I could find was that the tablets look like this:
Ativan 0.5 mg tablets are white, five-sided tablet with a raised "A" on one side and "WYETH" and "81" on reverse side.
Ativan 1 mg tablets are white, five-sided tablet with a raised "A" on one side and "WYETH" and "64" on scored reversed side.
My .5 tablets are white, ROUND, and have a M attached to a P above a 6 on one side and nothing on the other side. the 1mg are also round and have a M on one side and "321" on the other side.
this is freaking me out and making me paranoid. Please tell me that it's just because my pharmacy is giving me generic pills or something but they're charging my insurance a LOT of money for my meds so I think they aren't generic.
It is really hard to talk to my pharmacist because it is at the University and there is no privacy, dozens of students lounging around while I try to get my drug cocktail.
Thanks,
Deirdre
Posted by jlo820 on January 28, 2004, at 7:49:29
In reply to Strange Lorazepam, posted by cerodwen on January 28, 2004, at 1:24:56
You are taking the generic made by Mylan.
Here is a picture of yours...
http://www.mylan.com/product_guide/view.php?name=Lorazepam+%28C-IV%29
Posted by cerodwen on January 28, 2004, at 12:49:56
In reply to Re: Strange Lorazepam, posted by jlo820 on January 28, 2004, at 7:49:29
Thanks so much. That was really worrying me. So what is the deal with generics? They are exactly the same are the brand name, but cost less? Chemically identical?
> You are taking the generic made by Mylan.
>
> Here is a picture of yours...
>
> http://www.mylan.com/product_guide/view.php?name=Lorazepam+%28C-IV%29
Posted by jlo820 on January 28, 2004, at 20:46:40
In reply to Re: Strange Lorazepam, posted by cerodwen on January 28, 2004, at 12:49:56
> Thanks so much. That was really worrying me. So what is the deal with generics? They are exactly the same are the brand name, but cost less? Chemically identical?
The FDA requires generic drugs to have the same quality, strength, purity, and stability as brand-name drugs.Generic drugs are less expensive because generic manufacturers don't have the investment costs that the developer of a new drug has.
More Info: http://my.webmd.com/search/search_results?query=generic&filter=mywebmd_all_filter
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