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HE WROTE AN APPEAL LETTER 4 MY CASE.
THE GENERIC ZOLOFT MADE BY CAMBDEN IS NOT LIKE THE BRAND PFIZER ZOLOFT AT ALL.
CAMBDEN GENERIC IS THE ONLY GENERIC MY PHARMACY SELLS.
I DONT KNOW HOW TO GET GENERIC PFIZER ZOLOFT.
IT MIGHT B THE SAME AS THE BRAND.
NO ONE IN MY AREA SELLS GENERIC ZOLOFT BY PFIZER.
THEREFORE, I CANT TRY IT.
SO I M TAKING ABILIFY WITH THE GENERIC ZOLOFT.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHEAPER 4 MY INSURANCE CO TO PAY 4 BRAND ZOLOFT ($300) THAN ABILIFY ($900). LOL
From my research, the generic name of the medication Pfizer product: Zoloft is sertraline. All Zoloft generics are made the same except for differences in their INACTIVE ingredients.
"GENERIC ZOLOFT
Who Makes It?
Generic Zoloft is made by several different companies, including:
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Mylan Laboratories
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals.
Ask your pharmacist if you are interested in more information about the different makers of this generic drug.
Is Generic Sertraline as Good as Zoloft?
All generic medications must undergo certain tests to compare them to brand-name medications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) then reviews these tests to decide if the generics are equivalent to the brand-name medications and assigns each generic a rating. An "AB" rating means that the FDA has determined that a generic medication is equivalent to a brand-name medication. All of the generic sertraline versions currently available have an "AB" rating, meaning they should be equivalent to Zoloft.
However, generic medications are allowed to have different inactive ingredients than the brand-name medication. This might include fillers, dyes, or other ingredients that may cause problems for people with allergies or sensitivities."
http://depression.emedtv.com/zoloft/generic-zoloft.html
It is possible you REQUIRE Pfizer/ZOLOFT, but one of the generic sertralines would probably be much cheaper .. and should do the same thing for you.