Generic vs. Brand Name Drugs

Some of you have probably heard my complaining about not being able to afford my mediciation. I found a pharmacy checker at AARP which they say is reliable and honest. I trust most anything that AARP endorses. I found the generic form of Coreg, which is pretty expensive and for which I can no longer get samples I guess. If my cardiologist knew that I could not afford this, why would he not tell me to get generic, or is that up to me to request it? I was wondering if perhaps the generic form might be as good as the regular. What do you think? Thanks for your help!

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Kathlyn, I am really interested to know where you can by generic carvedilol which isn't made by Coreg, seems to be the only one I can find on the internet. I would change to the generic if there is one and it is cheaper!

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BUY not BY!!! Sorry!

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Hi BJ! :)

Someone else was just talking about this? Was that you, Kathy?? I'm not sure you can get it in the US, or if it's even made?

Hope someone comes along that can answer this one, or perhaps I'll find out more on the subject.

Hugs, Teri :)

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"Because he is he and I am I."......E. V. Lucas

Me too, Jay. I am going to get it through jandrugs in Canada. I went to this link first. So, your dr does not prescribe the generic version? I swore I had asked my dr and he said there was no generic. Oops, here is the link: http://www.jandrugs.com/, and here is some of the info at the bottom of the page:

I thought that CARVEDILOL was the generic name for it. Sorry if I confused anyone.

I hope so too, Teri!!

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I found this while doing a search for Coreg.

"CARVEDILOL (Coreg™) belongs to a group of medicines called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers have many actions on the heart and blood vessels. Carvedilol is used for high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure. Carvedilol controls, but does not cure, these conditions. High blood pressure may not make you feel sick, but it can lead to serious health problems. Generic carvedilol tablets are not yet available."

Hello,
I'm David, and work at a pharmacy company. It looks like you were left with a couple questions.
First, Why do we have a generic when your doctor says there isn't one?
There's always a generic of a drug, the question is whether it's approved for sale or still under patent. Since we're in Canada, and you're purchasing from Canada, it's Canadian patent laws that apply. Coreg is off patent in Canada.
The second is Is it legal? First we disagree with the FDA's position. Your purchase is taking place in Canada and is subject to the laws of Canada. We put the disclaimer at the request of Squaretrade, who is a pharmacy inspection company used by Yahoo and Google to determine who is permitted to advertise with them. The FDA's and US customs unoffical policy is that you can order from Canada as long as it's a medicine for your personal use, (as opposed to for resale), and you have a prescription.
I hope that helps. All the best.

Post Edited By Moderator (Admin) : 11/8/2005 8:32:58 PM (GMT-7)

thank you for the information, David! I didn't see your replies, or many of the other ones. I still have not actually sent to that pharmacy in Canada. But I want to.

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