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Why do you change manufacturers? I always get the same generic when I get my hypertension pills.
by kwhitefoot 7y ago
Why do you change manufacturers? I always get the same generic when I get my hypertension pills.
- rconti 7y agoThe fact that this is even a consideration is scary, and frankly, what the book was apparently about. I always believed generics were identical.
- larrywright 7y agoWhat I’ve heard anecdotally: The “generic” part of a generic drug is the active ingredient - that should be essentially the same between manufacturers. What differs, however, is the delivery mechanism. So for something that is extended release, the mechanism for releasing over time can vary between manufacturer. I’m not entirely sure that this is the full story though, I haven’t researched the problem enough.
- dillonmckay 7y agoThe pharmacy will change drug distributors, which will change the manufacturer supplying their inventory.
- Spooky23 7y agoI don’t. I get a different manufacturer every few months.