Delzicol is now generic

I got my Delzicol last week through the mail-in pharmacy and they shipped me generic pills with a letter saying Delzicol is now generic. So that's nice. 13 years into having UC and I finally get a generic for my oral med. I was originally on Asacol, which some of you will remember they "re-formulated" into Delzicol to keep making money off of us...i.e., they slapped a capsule over an Asacol pill that they divided into 4 pieces, but it's the exact same medicine. I wish we could just have generic Asacol since I can't swallow all 6 pills at once with the pointless capsule Delzicol has on them. But I'm glad to be saving a bit of money, regardless.

I'll look later and get back to you. The pills look the exact same as Delzicol (400 mg).

It's Teva. UDC 0093-5907-86.

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&varApplNo=207873


https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/appletter/2019/207873Orig1s000ltr.pdf

This link says there's one FDA approved AB-rated generic equivalent for Delzicol and it's made by Teva, approved May 9, 2019.

However this link also says that Delzicol is made by manufacturer "Apil", which I've never heard of. I thought Delzicol was made by former Asacol manufacturer Warner Chilcott?

Post Edited (UCinGV) : 7/22/2019 1:08:08 PM (GMT-6)

I just learned that APIL likely means "Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited"