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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
More than a decade:Problems with Generic Prilosec for Reflux:We have been hearing about this particular problem for years:Kathi in Milwaukee:“I became so ill after my pharmacy plan switched me to generic omeprazole that my MD ordered an endoscopy to make sure I did not have esophageal cancer. I was sick for almost 3 months, and am still having issues almost a year later.”Linda in Los Angeles:“I have been taking Prilosec by AstraZenca for 20 years and have had no GERD problems at all. As of November 1, 2015, I was advised by my pharmacy that I would now have to take a generic. I have taken a generic omeprazole (20mg) for 40 days now, and it is NOT the same. I am burping all the time and have reflux and choking, something I never had with the brand name Prilosec. I am fortunate that my insurance has paid 80% of the cost (over $200 month).”Men on Flomax for Frequent Urination:Men who have to get up at night to go to the bathroom know pretty quickly how well their medicine is working:Henry in Nevada:“My first generic flomax (tamsulosin) was barely tolerable. In the second prescription the pharmacy changed manufacturers and this generic was far worse and not as effective. If the FDA is not directly monitoring these drugs then they are unlikely to have the necessary ingredients to be effective.”BK on other ingredients in tamsulosin:“My husband has been taking Flomax for a few years, when just last month, a generic form came to the market. Due to the inert ingredients, he ended in the hospital with gastritis. My insurance company will not pay for Flomax, only the generic tamsulosin. We cannot afford the high price of Flomax.“I asked them to make a one-time exception to override the cost for a one-month supply of Flomax, just to wean him off the alpha blocker as needed due to severe side effects, but was denied.“I could not believe the inert ingredients are so different. Drug companies should be aware of up coming law suits they are causing!”Just think of the extra cost of hospitalization because of the generic substitution. How short-sighted of the insurance company in our humble opinion.How to Report Generic Drug Problems to the FDA:The FDA is starting to pay attention to our frequent messages of generic manufacturing problems. Anyone who would like to report a drug problem may do so at
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