jenpalmer71

Hey ya'll.....I have been taking Fortamet ER for almost 2 years now and love love love it. Well, I just got new insurance and they will not cover it. They WILL cover Metformin XR....I know it's considered a generic of Fortamet but my question is this....is it identical? I tolerate Fortamet so well, I would hate to start over....anyone know???? We are talking a price difference of $120 a month or $4 a month!!! But if they are 2 different drugs, i will stick with the Fortamet.......

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PCOS DX: 2/2005
Insulin Resistant
Met: 1000 Mg a day

Mommy to:
Morgan Allison 4/02/97
Olivia Christine 3/22/07
Andrew Paul 4/10/08


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shellygirl

I thought generic and brand drugs were exactly the same substances, just that the brand has/had the patent, and the brand name and often fancier packaging as well - I thought legally the actual substance in the tablet has to be exactly the same....

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dx mar 06 PCOS/IR - 2000mg Metformin, multivitamin, B12, chromium, fish oil

dx may 06 male factor - Y chromosome microdeletion and chronic abacterial prostatitis

dx may 07 depression (but suffered throughout my teens) - 50mg Zoloft

tried Clomid (100mg) last year
now waiting for the results of DH's prostatitis treatment ....

sleepydumpling

Yep, identical. I have had both on my Metformin XR prescription, because the chemist was out of the cheaper version, so they gave me the brand name for the same price. You'll be taking exactly the same medication, don't worry.