Re: Concerta vs new Generic Concerta

[Anonymous]

Not to hijack, but the Straterra I am on also has a generic version, made and distrubuted in Canada

by the same drug company that has the licence to make Straterra and Welbutrin and the generics.

I have no real clue here, had to ask a very helpful pharmacist in our med center in B.C., Canada.

Different rules on drugs out here. Straterra is not covered by drug plans. Which may be why

I am able to ask for and get either in B.C., it is relatively new and expensive.

I had equivalence explained, and what i remember is that humans are so diverse that

each can react differently to the same drug. And ADHD is not a simple thing to medicate.

I don’t know enough chemistry to even begin to follow or assess the information I found.

The half life of Straterra is 5 hours, same with the generic, and both the psych and the doctor

said that the drug would be in my system for over 12 hours.

How does someone without a science background get an informed opinion without asking the people

involved in selling or distributing the drugs? I wouldn’t rely on our government to do that job.

So how ? Thanks .

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