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I'm no expert on this, but just guessing here: have pills been around longer than patches? Perhaps manufacturing pills is better understood/easier to get right,

I'm no expert on this, but just guessing here: have pills been around longer than patches? Perhaps manufacturing pills is better understood/easier to get right, so you are probably safe with generics in pill form, but will want to double-check on generics in any other form.

refurb 14y ago
That's very true. Creating an instant release generic is nowhere near as difficult as producing an extended release or transdermal formulation. The FDA recently pulled a 300mg generic bupropion generic because the extended release formation produced nowhere near what the branded medication did. Most generics are equivalent to the branded medication, but there are exceptions out there. http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/12/05/fda-pulls-one-generic-form-of-wellbutrin-off-the-market http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/12/0...