Comments on: What’s the difference between brand-name and generic drugs? http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/whats-the-difference-between-brand-name-and-generic-drugs/ Helping Americans Buy Prescription Drugs Online from Canada Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:09:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/whats-the-difference-between-brand-name-and-generic-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-206890 Roy Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:08:49 +0000 http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/?p=731#comment-206890 A given genric drug can be made by several different manufacturers. Their end product may not work as well as the brand name product. I tried generic zoloft after several years of using the brand name and generic does not work well for me. There's definetly a difference I can feel emotionally. I wish there was no difference because the generic is far cheaper. A given genric drug can be made by several different manufacturers. Their end product may not work as well as the brand name product. I tried generic zoloft after several years of using the brand name and generic does not work well for me. There’s definetly a difference I can feel emotionally. I wish there was no difference because the generic is far cheaper.

]]> By: Arezu Sarvestani http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/whats-the-difference-between-brand-name-and-generic-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-205910 Arezu Sarvestani Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:26:58 +0000 http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/?p=731#comment-205910 James Crowell, I think you're mistaken about the efficacy of generic drugs. The following is taken directly from the FDA website: "1. What are generic drugs? A generic drug is a copy that is the same as a brand-name drug in dosage, safety, strength, how it is taken, quality, performance and intended use. 2. Are generic drugs as safe as brand-name drugs? Yes. FDA requires that all drugs be safe and effective. Since generics use the same active ingredients and are shown to work the same way in the body, they have the same risks and benefits as their brand-name counterparts. 3. Are generic drugs as strong as brand-name drugs? Yes. FDA requires generic drugs to have the same quality, strength, purity and stability as brand-name drugs. 4. Do generic drugs take longer to work in the body? No. Generic drugs work in the same way and in the same amount of time as brand-name drugs." The site also notes that nearly half of all generic drugs are made by brand-name companies themselves. There is no reason to believe that generic drugs are in any important aspect different from the brand named drugs. Here's the FDA website where the information came from: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm134147.htm James Crowell, I think you’re mistaken about the efficacy of generic drugs. The following is taken directly from the FDA website:

“1. What are generic drugs?

A generic drug is a copy that is the same as a brand-name drug in dosage, safety, strength, how it is taken, quality, performance and intended use.

2. Are generic drugs as safe as brand-name drugs?

Yes. FDA requires that all drugs be safe and effective. Since generics use the same active ingredients and are shown to work the same way in the body, they have the same risks and benefits as their brand-name counterparts.

3. Are generic drugs as strong as brand-name drugs?

Yes. FDA requires generic drugs to have the same quality, strength, purity and stability as brand-name drugs.

4. Do generic drugs take longer to work in the body?

No. Generic drugs work in the same way and in the same amount of time as brand-name drugs.”

The site also notes that nearly half of all generic drugs are made by brand-name companies themselves. There is no reason to believe that generic drugs are in any important aspect different from the brand named drugs.

Here’s the FDA website where the information came from:
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm134147.htm

]]> By: james crowell http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/whats-the-difference-between-brand-name-and-generic-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-205857 james crowell Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:17:59 +0000 http://www.edrugsearch.com/edsblog/?p=731#comment-205857 generic drugs may decrease health care costs. However the F.D.A. requires to have a window of they need to be anywhere from 80% to 125% effective to be approved. There are some medical conditions like epilepsy or heart conditions that can't risk that they need 100% to help control their conditions. Most insurance companies don't realize this. How can it decrease health care costs if a person ends up making more trips to the hospital? generic drugs may decrease health care costs. However the F.D.A. requires to have a window of they need to be anywhere from 80% to 125% effective to be approved. There are some medical conditions like epilepsy or heart conditions that can’t risk that they need 100% to help control their conditions.
Most insurance companies don’t realize this. How can it decrease health care costs if a person ends up making more trips to the hospital?

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