Does some generic drug companies produce, weaker potency medications, than others?
2006-09-29 08:59:25 · 3 answers · asked by ANDY MILLER 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
In the generic, the difference is usually the binders that hold the medication together. The actual main ingredient has to be the same amount as in the brand.
It is the way the medicine breaks down with the different binders can give the different effect. Less or more!
2006-09-29 09:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by warandpeace 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as the medication in question was manufactured in the United States (or distributed by a United States drug company) the FDA is supposed to set standards that would eliminate that possibility. Canada is said to have similar standards, but I do not know what they are.
2006-09-29 16:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by Witchyluck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generic meds may be availible in different concentrations than the name-brand countpart, but the medication is the same. 50 mg of a name brand and 50 mg of a generic are exactly the same thing, the generic just comes without the cost of research and advertising.
2006-09-29 16:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋