im not entirely sure I trust them. I know they are supposed to be "equivalent" ingredients. There are other factors in drug compounding beside ingredients. Evidently, there is little or no independent or government regulation or control and the little oversight that does exist largely accepts the makers word that their drugs are the same. I simply do not trust that and believe it offers too many opportunities for manipulation by the unethical. What guarantee is there that the maintanance drug I take daily actually is 100 percent the same as the non generic. Who has checked it to even make sure it's at least similar? Without independent assurance why should I believe it is? For all I know, those capsules I take daily might just be filled with radio active dirt from China (yeah I know, that's extreme). The same goes for non prescription health "supplements". There was recent news about supplements and the fact that a large percentage were not what the claimed to be, were ineffective and potentially harmful.
And something else. Referencing a link in another thread about prescriptions I checked the non generic vs generic costs for this particular drug. Generic cost is less than 7 bucks a month while non-generic is over 500 dollars a month. This drug has been around for decades. Development costs surely cannot account for that difference after decades. its almost like the manufacturer is forcing generic use by overpricing. No insurance is going to pay that differential. Somehow this just doesn't add up for me. I'd love having my mind put at rest about all this if I'm mistaken or just being paranoid but think there is just too much room for abuse.
Rant off.