trading at the pharm

[evilfix]

anyone know if its possible to take generics back to the pharm and get name brand with the remaining pills?


how much would SWIM expect to pay for name brand OCs if SWIMs co payment for 60 20mg tevas was only $10? any kinda rough estimate? this bastard SWIM really wants to know.

[wafflehead77]

I doubt you will be able to. I have worked in a few different pharms, and this was never allowed. The reason being that the returned meds cannot be re-sold. Maybe some pharmcists/pharmacies will do it if ou pay out-of pocket for them, but I kind of doubt it.

You never know though, just tell them they are not working, and that you would like to try brand. Its worth a shot, but I wouldnt get my hopes up if I were you.

Good Luck

[bronyraur]

anyone know if its possible to take generics back to the pharm and get name brand with the remaining pills?


how much would SWIM expect to pay for name brand OCs if SWIMs co payment for 60 20mg tevas was only $10? any kinda rough estimate? this bastard SWIM really wants to know.

once you walk out the door, that's it, those pills are yours, like it or not.

not like hanging out with your pals trading pills around.

[evilfix]

ok then SWIM will just have to wait til next month. but still, anyone have a rough estimate how much brand would cost when if 60 20mg OC teva generic were $10?

also, would the same pharm have 2 different generics? ie: next time SWIM says to the pharm when dropping off script: "Last time i got these i got the generic teva kind. they didnt work very well. do you have a different generic?" (like ABG, but SWIM wouldnt say that)

in short, would 1 pharm have 2 different kinds of generic, and then brand?

[AZJunkie]

Not sure if any one pharmacy would carry multiple generics for the same drug....it's a business and they usually just buy the cheapest ones.

On the question regarding pricing, I pay $10 for 300 Teva Oxy 20s.......I pay $30 for 300 OxyContin 20s.

[evilfix]

ok cool so it should be only $20 more for name brand.... have to wait til next month and see.

[pharmboy]

If you put " drug cost index, vermont " in Google you can
get a pritty good idea how much any thing is. Vermont
has this law that makes the drug companys list the price
of everything.

[2HI2C]

ok then SWIM will just have to wait til next month. but still, anyone have a rough estimate how much brand would cost when if 60 20mg OC teva generic were $10?

also, would the same pharm have 2 different generics? ie: next time SWIM says to the pharm when dropping off script: "Last time i got these i got the generic teva kind. they didnt work very well. do you have a different generic?" (like ABG, but SWIM wouldnt say that)

in short, would 1 pharm have 2 different kinds of generic, and then brand?

I wouldn't be so worried about dropping the names. I told my pharmacist straight up, "I prefer the Purdue's, but if you don't have them in stock right now, how about Watson's or Endo's?" (those are two generics that probably have a little within the supply chain, that are snortable/IVable... Before the whole uproar with OC, I was able to get the pharmacist to order the Watson's for me, because, "they work much better..."

[Inspektahdek]

I wouldn't be so worried about dropping the names. I told my pharmacist straight up, "I prefer the Purdue's, but if you don't have them in stock right now, how about Watson's or Endo's?" (those are two generics that probably have a little within the supply chain, that are snortable/IVable... Before the whole uproar with OC, I was able to get the pharmacist to order the Watson's for me, because, "they work much better..."

I would completely agree with this advice above

[roxi*stardust]

once you walk out the door, that's it, those pills are yours, like it or not.

not like hanging out with your pals trading pills around.
Yeah, it's agianst the law for them to return meds that have left the pharmacy. The cost difference on 20's was about $70 for me.

[Markov]

Different drug, but when I was prescribed fentanyl patches, I only got the Sandoz generic, or the brand name (the kinds with the gel). The other generic (for some reason I'm drawing a blank on the name, though I can picture the box...) is the kind that looks like scotch tape. Anyway, I never even got a strange look for specifying the brand I wanted, nor when I asked for the Rx back to go to another pharmacy when they didn't have the kind I wanted. I just said the bad generic didn't stick as well or work as well. No biggie.

That said, meds with a specific delivery system (i.e. patches, or controlled-release drugs) beyond just a particular drug in a bunch of talc, have greater justification for requesting a particular manufacturer. Although the FDA tests to make sure that a generic has the same amount of active ingredient as the brand name, there are definitely differences in the delivery systems, or the formulations of the controlled-release mechanism - no pharmacist would argue that. Generic vs. name: Percocet - probably the same. Oxycontin - probably different.

[moviebuff927]

Different drug, but when I was prescribed fentanyl patches, I only got the Sandoz generic, or the brand name (the kinds with the gel). The other generic (for some reason I'm drawing a blank on the name, though I can picture the box...) is the kind that looks like scotch tape. Anyway, I never even got a strange look for specifying the brand I wanted, nor when I asked for the Rx back to go to another pharmacy when they didn't have the kind I wanted. I just said the bad generic didn't stick as well or work as well. No biggie.

That said, meds with a specific delivery system (i.e. patches, or controlled-release drugs) beyond just a particular drug in a bunch of talc, have greater justification for requesting a particular manufacturer. Although the FDA tests to make sure that a generic has the same amount of active ingredient as the brand name, there are definitely differences in the delivery systems, or the formulations of the controlled-release mechanism - no pharmacist would argue that. Generic vs. name: Percocet - probably the same. Oxycontin - probably different.

Couldn't agree more...those generic Duragesic patches (the ones without gel) are THE WORST drug delivery system ever. They don't stick worth a shit, the delivery mechanism is FAR INFERIOR to that of brand name Duragesic.

I think some forms of generics shouldn't be allowed to be sold. Duragesic is the perfect example of this. I can see instant release pills being okay for generic approval, but creams, patches, controlled-release pills, etc. should just be highest standard only (brand name) and people who can't afford it should be able to get it cheaper or for free. I believe Janssen does have such a program. They really do have some great customer service for patients prescribed their Duragesic patches.