Sometimes a specific brand name pill is particularly reliably made, or a specific generic is not. In general this is not the case, but if you've had a bad experience, what I'd probably do is go to a different drug store chain.
Dora
From: Louise
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 6:55 PM
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [epilepsy] Re: Medication Brand name versus genertic
There's a big difference for the better in taking brand name drugs over generic. This year is my fourth year taking generic drugs for epilepsy and this year is my fourth year of not having a grand mal seizure. When I was on generics drugs, I'd every year have at least 2 grand mal seizures. That is one of my strongest fears in life.
--- In mailto:epilepsy%40yahoogroups.com, "robert jones" <manfrombel@...> wrote:
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> April 9th while I was waiting in the hospital ER, they showed a TV program about medication. The program was about brand name versus
> genertic brands. The program stated that Genertic Brand A and Genertic Brand B could vary 30% maybe more are maybe less in actual strength of the medications they each contained. My genertic brands had been changed by my supplier! This was the second time I had passed out in a 3 week period, both times the level of medication in my blood was below the safe level. The first time they gave me an injection and I was allowed to leave in a few hours, unharmed. Apr 9th I ended up getting an injection and spending the night for pain management th
e result of having 2 broken ribs and other minor ijuries and bruises. The main thing stressed in the program I was watching was make sure the brands that work stay the same if possible. I will not name the drug at this time as I am going to have the medication test.
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