I have had two refills of Adderall 20 mg that was manufactured by Teva/barr (Teva) and it seems to have much less medication in each pill. Refills by another manufacturer work. This is ridiculous, and where do we report Teva and who can check each pill for amount for medication? I would gladly donate some of my worthless ones to the FDA? ## You'd have to report any complaints to the FDA, at 888-INFO-FDA. However, there may not actually be anything to report. They do allow generic medications to differ from the name brands, in the amount of the active ingredient, by up to plus or minus 20%. This is considered an acceptable therapeutic window. For most people, these differences don't cause any problems, but if someone is sensitive to medications, it means that one with a slightly ... - Filed in Adderall

ALL CVS pharmacies just changed the zolpidem from MYLAN manufacturer (out of PA) to TORRENT in India. Because generics can certain behave differently, I am nervous about taking the (10 mg) oblong peach Torrent brand one after reading some things online. I also don't like the idea of CVS using from out of the country manufacturer which HAS to be due to a better price because MYLAN brand is still very readily available. Any comments? ## The country doesn't matter, as long as the manufacturer has approval from the FDA for their products to be sold in the U.S., CVS or any other pharmacy, can stock their products. There can be some differences in generic medications, however, this usually doesn't affect the greater number of the people that take it. If you are aware of how it nor... - Filed in Zolpidem

I saw a Dr. assistant and she prescribed a medication for me. Her name is on the Rx bottle with the abbreviation Aurobindo - Not sure what this means... Please help. ## Hello, Clinton! How are you? Arubobindo is the name of the manufacture of those particular tablets. The FDA classifies Tramadol as an opioid, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation. ## I need help identifying a pill from Mexico. It says it's tramadol 50mg and it's in a light tan capsule with no imprints. Is this a legitimate brand? ## I have these generic Tramadol pills from Mexico and the brand says Paliadol, but they are plain white pills with nothing on them. Can you confirm this brand? ## I'm in mexico they ... - Filed in Tramadol

I've finished #8 injection but the last month or so I feel I'm getting sensitive, allergic like reactions to some things. Oddly, I bought an air freshener (plug in type) and shortly after I plugged it in my lips started tingling and had a bit of numbness (sort if like I get when I touch poison ivy). I'm guessing it was an allergic reaction. Also I've noticed some cereals I eat (with milk) like Grapenuts or Oat Squares also make my lips tingle after eating. Go figure?? Any others have this reaction? - Filed in Evenity

Has anyone been harmed by using Pravastatin? ## I recently had a 2nd MI and was put on Crestor in hospital, sent home w/script for Pravastatin 80 mgs. I am 6 days post starting this statin and for 4 days have had severe lower back pain and lower abdominal pain severe enough to go to ER as well as taking a half tab of Vicodin to ease the pain enough to partially function. There were only 2 new meds added to my normal regime since 4/15/10. I am getting this severe pain within 3 hours of the once a day dosage so am inclined to think it is caused by the statin. Have not been able to tolerate any form of statins for well over 10 years but my doctor was insistant while in the hopsital. Am close to stopping this med and will discuss with my family doctor today. Anyone else have or had this sit... - Filed in Pravastatin

Has anyone else had a bad reaction to a doctor not weaning them off of prednisone properly? I was on 20 mg twice a day for two weeks and stopped cold turkey. The doctor didn’t prescribe anything further and I've been going horrible side effects. Went back to the doctor. He didn’t do anything to help. Acted like it was in my head and finally got a new doctor to help but it’s been four months with trying to get weaned off properly as the new doctor Who is very helpful, kind of got me when I was already a mess. Seemed to have drug induced Cushing's disease, possibly? - Filed in Prednisone

Did anyone have a box where one or more injections didn't work? - Filed in Wegovy

Is Methocarbam and Methocarbamol the same thing 500mg? Or are they different? ## Likely the same thing considering the 500 mg dose. "Methocarbam" seems like it would be an abbreviation on the prescription bottle. Can you share what the tablets look like (markings, color, shape) or the NDC # on the bottle? ## The names are the same. ## Methocarbam is a long white tablet with an H on one side and 115 on the other. Methocarbamol is orangish with a G on one side and 750 on the other side ## Those are both 750 mg doses of Methocarbamol ("Methocarbam" for short). The white H 115 tablet has an NDC code of 31722-534. The orange G 750 tablet has an NDC code of 62207-770. ## Well the ones I have are round orange and are scored in the middle ! Many medication different when they ar... - Filed in Methocarbamol

I've been taking Sertraline for many years (currently 100mg daily with 5mg twice daily of Buspirone). Last week I refilled my prescription, and since that time I've felt off (today in particular). Looking at the bottle, I noticed in red text 'New Formulation.' Could this be the reason I'm not feeling quite right? In the past, when I had my Sertraline brand inadvertently switched on me by the pharmacy, I could definitely tell the difference in my demeanor - causing me to ask the pharmacy to refill my prescription with the LUPIN brand. Thanks for any insight you may offer! ## I almost always notice differences in function or side effects from one manufacturer to another. I'm sure that's what you're noticing here - just as you did when they switched it before. - Filed in Sertraline

Just got Camber Pharm generic Percocet at Walgreens instead of the Actavis brand. It's giving me an upset stomach and causing me to feel weird. Has anyone else had a similar reaction? ## What is the dosage? Can you please post back and clarify? Is it the yellow tablet with T 194 imprinted on it? (NDC 31722-194, 10/325 dosage) Or is it another variation of the dosage from Camber? Percocet is a narcotic analgesic. The FDA warns that it's risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, constipation and dry mouth. Editor's note: the information below is from message # 294 which displays the inactive ingredients (fillers) as listed on the manufacturer's website. Inactive Ingredients: - colloidal silicon dioxide - croscarmellose sod... - Filed in Percocet

Camber's new generic for Adderall IR 15mg is no good. Prior to it I got 10mg Adderall from CVS and it worked great! Just got a fill from Kroger since CVS was out of stock. The brand is from Camber and not only does it not work, it makes me feel unwell, sleepy and super irritated. It’s crazy how companies are able to differentiate in their generics like they do. This Camber brand just makes me want to go to sleep but I feel so unwell it’s hard to. I can’t focus at all on anything but how sick I feel. Don’t take this new stuff people and if you have what did you think? ## Generic medication can vary up to 20% in strength from the name brand, so one could be 20% weaker and another 20% stronger than name brand, so that’s a huge difference. Please complain t... - Filed in Adderall

Is the round pink 30 mg Adderall generic name Sandoz/Eon with the markings of CDR 136 on one side more or less effective than the oval orange 30 mg Adderall generic name Barr/Teva with the markings of b974 on one side and 30 on the other side? What is the most effective/potent Adderall that is generic and 30 mg? ## Certain "inactive" ingredients that may or may not be present in each of these brands, are actually detrimental to how the drug is metabolized and used by your body. So it's quite possible that you may respond favorably with one medication and not the other (even if they are the same drug & same dosage); mostly due to how you feel or based on whatever side effects present themselves. Have you taken either one of them yet? I'd probably suggest giving them e... - Filed in Adderall

Suddenly our Dictator in Chief in Washington is restricting those on Medicare who take Opioids & Benzo's. I don't take Opioids, but for 2027 this will make it impossible for some people to get both. You, however, should be able to pay cash for medicine your insurance won't fill. Always use a Discount card when paying cash! ## Has there been an announcement? ## Those two class of medicines are mentioned specifically in my 2026/2027 MDHP Drug plan in which other insurers also set their coverage guidelines. Also notable in certain States & many Countries you can no longer obtain Carisoprodol which I still am getting, at least one more refill left. - Filed in Xanax

I recently moved to San Antonio, TX and need to find a local doctor that will prescribe me xanax for my anxiety. ## I am not familiar with doctors in that area, but one piece of advice I can offer is not to call doctors and ask if they will prescribe a certain medication. When you do this, you will usually just get told no immediately, because most doctors see it as drug seeking behavior. The best thing you can do, if someone does recommend a doctor, is to set up and appointment and make sure that they get a full copy of your medical records. Most doctors are more apt to follow the prescribing practices of their colleagues, when they can see the documented information. ## alamo mental health. dr earl stenger. My first visit I requested them for anxiety theywork great. however he eill no... - Filed in Xanax

I found the results of this year's trial very interesting. Especially the reductions in serum LP(a) and LDL-C. I am not sure that I correctly understand the percentage reductions in these two. Am wondering if anyone has figured out the percentage reductions. ## I checked the paper, and there’s an important wrinkle: the 2026 publication is not a brand-new berberine treatment trial. It re-analyzes samples and data from an earlier randomized trial of 84 men that was originally published in 2021, then combines that with UK Biobank and Mendelian-randomization analyses. The actual intervention was berberine 500 mg twice daily for 12 weeks.1LDL-C reductionFor LDL-C, we can calculate the percentage change fairly cleanly from the original trial data:Berberine group baseline LDL-C: 3.3 ... - Filed in Cholesterol

It was filled from a pharmacy in Tijuana and has no numbers anywhere but has the 3 scores on both sides. Seems to work for me but I want to make sure it's actual Alprazolam. ## I have the same pills, I get my rx filled from Mexico as well. I doubt they're bad, they just might be generic? My other friend who has a prescription & gets them here in AZ had a different type. She let me compare hers to mine & they work the same in my opinion. Hers are 1 mg & mine are supposedly 2 mg. I always take half of mine because a whole one makes me super drowsy. Hope this helps :) ## I think they're called Rafil, we see them a lot here in Laredo (it's a border town). They're still Alprazolam, just from out of the country. ## It's just a generic version. You see them ... - Filed in Xanax

I was just prescribe Bupropion 150mg 2x daily. I also take Tramadol which was prescribed by the same Dr. I'm afraid to start the Bupropion because of the drug interaction btwn the two. Should I be worried? Can I cut the tablets in half & take 75mg 2x daily? ## Hi Donna, After looking over the interaction between these two medications, I can certainly see why you might be scared to take them together. The interaction I found states the following: "MONITOR CLOSELY: The risk of seizures may be increased during coadministration of tramadol with any substance that can reduce the seizure threshold, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI antidepressants or anorectics), monoamine oxidase inhibitors, neuroleptic agents, central nervous system stimulants, opioids, tricy... - Filed in Bupropion

Solco is horrible! I was forced to try it after Accord for migraine relief and I felt like I was swimming through jello in a fog. I took it for almost a month until it occurred to me that my problems started with Solco. I have chronic pain and fatigue, so i thought at first I was in a flare-up from something, then I considered a virus or infection, as it got worse by the day and I realized as I lay in bed whimpering in pain and thought I was dying, I thought, it HAS to be this Solco. I had some Mylan left (which has been discontinued), so yesterday I switched back and today I am a different person! The marked difference is incredible. I actually think I was going through a withdrawal syndrome. I have never had a benzo do that to me, ever and I've been on Mylan and Caraco for years! ... - Filed in Clonazepam

Where can I buy it ## Hi Michelle, The original Borofax ointment (boric acid 5% + lanolin) was actually discontinued in 1993 due to some toxic effects attributed to boric acid. Apparently though, the manufacturer of Borofax reformulated the product and began selling it again. The active ingredients in the new formulation are Zinc Oxide 15% and white petrolatum 68.6%. The newer product does not contain boric acid. The new formulation of Borofax (with Zinc oxide) is available, but may not be routinely stocked by pharmacies on shelves. So a pharmacist may have to special order it for you. Most popular diaper rash products available today contain the similar ingredients. Common examples include: Desitin cream with 40% Zinc oxide, lanolin, and white petrolatum. Balmex cream and A+D cream als... - Filed in Borofax

How long will Dicyclomine HCL remain usable past the expiration date? ## According to Solco Healthcare, the shelf-life of Bentyl (Dicyclomine) capsules [NDC 43547-634] is listed as 24 months (or 2 years): solcohealthcare.com/product/dicyclomine-capsules However, the following article from the FDA suggests that the listed 2 year shelf-life for Dicyclomine is arbitrary at best, as they declared certain lots of Doxycycline hyclate 100 mg capsules to be eligible for use beyond the manufacturer’s labeled expiration date by up to 7 YEARS for the purpose of strategic reserves and emergency preparedness: fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/expiration-date-extensions-certain-lots-doxycycline-hyclate-capsules “Most of what is known abo... - Filed in Dicyclomine