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Did you know? Seroquel & Depakote ER..

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I look up Seroquel and Depakote ER, and read now these two meds come in (Generic Brand.) All along I've been taking the "Original Brand Name". With my insurance company its cheaper using Generic Brand. So hello, (Generic Brand) and good-bye (Oringinal Brand.)
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Thanks for the info. I was told there was no generic. That was a reason why I stopped the depakote.
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I was just prescribed Depakote. My generic is Valproic Acid.
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we just paid 50 bucks on seroquel after insurance, it was the first script we had filled and didnt know either thank you.
freeheeler
freeheeler
Hey all, I tried to find generic Lamictal in the U.S. They sell it through the Canadian online pharmacies for one third of the price of brand name U.S. stuff. Also, generic Lamictal isn't available in the U.S.

I still haven't heard a good reason for Americans paying three times more for meds than Canadians; this seems like some type of a scam.
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Yeah, I used to ge generic on the above.
Freeheeler. Yeah I am on lamictal. The generic is lamotrigine, or something. Not available in US becaus drug companies are allowed a stupid policy. The fda allows the a specific time period where their compunded drug is protected under trademark. After a few years other companies are allowed to manufacture a generic. It is frickin retarded. Other countries don't have this problem because they have universal health care. And as we all know, the government doesn't like to pay full price for anything like the rest of us. Believe me. If the US gov't had to foot the bill you can believe generics would be readily available. God I am bitchy today. OOOOPS
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Thank You, Valc; Yes! Valproic Acid, or Divalproex Sodium is the generic name for Depakote ER.

Seroquel generic name is; Quetiapine Fumarate.
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Did you know Dr. in the U.S. gets an percentage for writing prescriptions on all new medications?
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Rebeka,
Double check the generic for Depakote. Check on Crazymeds.org. It will explain the difference in V acid and the sodium. There is a difference on how it gets to your brain. And how hard it is on your liver.
deleted_user
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Ok great news.. good I cant take the gen for depakote acid reflux bad on that. I am on regular for 2000 mils once a day. so watch for that with valproic acid
dobiedots
dobiedots
I always get generic. Look on the net for your meds and find out what the generic name is. Then you can tell your doc. to order that one.
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echasstirred, I leave the difference of medications to my Dr. If I worried about all the different side affects of meds that could happen, I would not take them.
They all read very scary as it is.
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