For example, I have a prescription for Co-codamol 30/500: why is it the 'Kapake' brand makes me feel awful and the 'Solpadol' brand makes me feel great? It is the same drug, just a different brand, so what gives? Can they put different 'extras' in it and if so what are they?
2006-12-20 10:03:11 · 8 answers · asked by Bailey P 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Drug companies are allowed a 20% variance in their products, so maybe that small amount is affecting the way you feel.
2006-12-20 10:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by happydawg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All drugs work differently on people. Many drug companies patent their drugs so that others can't copy them.
'A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee (the inventor or assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and useful or industrially applicable.
The exclusive right granted to a patentee in most countries is the right to prevent or exclude others from making, using, selling, offering to sell or importing the claimed invention. The rights given to the patentee do not include the right to make, use, or sell the invention themselves. The patentee may have to comply with other laws and regulations to make use of the claimed invention. So, for example, a pharmaceutical company may obtain a patent on a new drug but will be unable to market the drug without regulatory approval, or an inventor may patent an improvement to a particular type of laser, but be unable to make or sell the new design without a license from the owner of an earlier broader patent covering lasers of that type.'
Other drug companies want to produce a similar type of drug so they would make a similar drug but yet doesn't infringe on the patent one. So in making the drug a little different, side effect will differ when you take a different brand type of the same drug.
Can you imagine when Viagra came out? Million of mens with erectile disfunction would buy this product.
2006-12-20 10:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by The Doctor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solpadol contains more sodium amongst other things, it was also one of the original makers of this drug at this strength. Original recipes are often the best and they probably use better quality ingredients.
I prefer Kapake in tablet form, its a good strong painkiller.
2006-12-20 10:20:35 · answer #3 · answered by zarda786 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually is the coating. Some pills are timed-release, which means the drug doesn't go into your bloodstream at once. Some are protected by "enteric" coating, gentler for people with sensitive guts (ulcer sufferers, for example).
The preservatives can be different too. But if one makes you feel ok and the other makes you feel awful, it's likely those two differ in their coating.
2006-12-20 10:11:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tablets may well be the same only the coating different it usually tells you what is in the coating so maybe thats what is making you feel awful
2006-12-20 10:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by Bernie c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they may have filled it with the wrong prescription. You can message me the exact description of the pill, including the numbers and i can confirm if its Xanax or not. ADDITIONALLY = The pill is probably Alprazolam 0.5. You probably had the ER, or Extended Release version instead.
2016-05-23 02:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there are some that are stronger than others
2006-12-20 11:06:10 · answer #7 · answered by CARL M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COZ THEY ARE DIFFERENT.
2006-12-20 10:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋