I've been taking a generic brand of thyroid medicine to treat my thyroid. The pharmacist gave me another generic brand with the same name but a different look. Has anyone ever had a bad reaction to a taking a different type of generic medicine?
2007-01-24 10:30:51 · 4 answers · asked by Luci 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
No, I have not, but it is certainly possible. Different generic medications, specifically when they look markedly different, have the same active ingredients. However, they have different filler ingredients, what we call the inert stuff, such as the binders (to keep them together) and other things. Therefore, it is possible you are having trouble with that difference, in which case I would talk to the pharmacist ... perhaps he/she could take back your remaining pills and give you some like you normally get, or else refund the part you can't take, and you get the right ones elsewhere.
My mother has to take synthroid, not the generic kind, for this reason. Something in the generic pill will actually interact with her anti-seizure medication. Her doc says the fillers are not as regulated as the brand name, since they aren't bound by a trademark anymore.
2007-01-24 10:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several generic brands of synthyroid: Levothyroxine, Unithroid, Levoxyl. You should be fine because all those generics have been tested to prove equivalency to the branded products.
2007-01-25 04:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never had a problem . The generic drugs are having the same ingredient(s), they are just manufactured by different drug companies.
I don't think you need to be worried.
2007-01-24 18:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by thatswhattheytoldmelastnight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-01-24 18:38:17 · answer #4 · answered by ☼High☼Voltage☼Blonde☼ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋