Is generic okay for me?
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| Thu, 04-29-2004 - 12:34pm |
I dropped off a prescription at a different pharmacy the other day and didn't think to tell them I didn't want generic. I happily walked out of the pharmacy with my prescription filled yesterday only to get home and find out it was the generic.
Does anyone know if there is a difference in the Ortho-Cept name brand and generic.
I was once told by a pharmacist that once you start taking a name brand med you shouldn't swap over to the generic...or vice versa because they aren't always EXACTLY the same. Of course when she told me this we weren't talking about birth control.
It also concerns me to take the generic because I was told I needed a high dose pill in order to counter act another med that I am taking.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Rhonda

If I were you I'd ask my pharmacist, but if what you were given is the generic for what was prescribed you should be ok.
This is what the U.S. FDA has to say about generic drugs:
Generic Drugs: Questions and Answers
http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/generics_q&a.htm
Therapeutic Equivalence of Generic Drugs Letter to Health Practitioners
http://www.fda.gov/cder/news/nightgenlett.htm
Even though the FDA requires 'Therapeutic Equivalence' some women will notice a difference (not in effectiveness but in side effects) between some generics and their brand equivalents.
Good luck
Jill
Well, my BF is a pharmacist and I know he's never said anything like that! Generics are required by law to have the exact same active ingredients in same exact same concentrations. The fillers are what can change. That's why some people don't agree with some generics or brands even due to the fillers. Anyway, I understand that people sometimes feel funny about taking generics, but don't worry, it will work the same!
~heather