tracy.lee

Hi

I feel really silly for asking this but

What does generic mean?

This is my understanding of it

Brand=The real thing

Generic= fake

So What is the real thing when it comes to "Clomid" and "Glucophage".

I am going to a new RE soon and want to make sure I get RX the real stuff!

If my understanding is wrong please correct me


Thanks

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christyz

There is no such thing as a silly question!

I just answered this question this morning on the metformin forum, and your answer isn't quite accurate.

According to the FDA, 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. The FDA requires generic drugs to have the same quality, strength, purity and stability as brand-name drugs, but they may include different INACTIVE ingredients like fillers and binders. Generic drugs are less expensive because generic manufacturers don’t have the investment costs of the developer of a new drug (patent protection, research, development, marketing, and promotion).

Today, almost half of all prescriptions are filled with generic drugs. Metformin is the GENERIC version of GLUCOPHAGE.

Make sense?

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Stacie M

Here is a very good example for you....

ibuprofen (generic, which is why it is NOT capitalized) is the same drug as Advil (and Motrin, and Excedrin)

aspirin (generic) is the same drug as Bayer.

naproxen is the same as Aleve.

Have you ever bought store brand ibuprofen?? By law it must have the exact same chemical components in the active ingredient. Therefore, 500 mg of ibuprofen is EXACTLY the same as taking 500 mg of Advil.

One way we mostly always get generics is with pain medicine. A doctor may write Vicodin on your script, but when you get it filled you may notice that the bottle says acetominophin (sp) and hydrocodone. This is because it was substituted with the "generic" at the pharmacy.

Let me clear one more thing up...

Generic drugs are not the same are generic foods ,etc (although this is a matter of debate ). That is to say, "generic" drugs are just NOT brand name. There are many companies that make metformin, but only one that makes Glucophage. It isn't so much that metformin is the generic of Gluc, but more like Gluc is the BRAND NAME of metformin (*because Gluc. IS metformin).

I hope this has made some sense!!

StaciieM.

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