Two MS Medications Appear on FDA’s Shame List

[bxrmom]

Apparently, Ampyra and Tecfidera don't want to play nice with generic making companies:

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[jimeka]

Interesting, thank you.

[bxrmom in reply to jimeka]

I thoughts so as well, you are welcome.

[Peruzzot]

I thought this was interesting as well. The VA was asking me for a different name for Tecfidera in order to pull it over to them from blue cross. I read everything on the bottle. The VA still hasn't pulled it over to them. There isn't a generic version of it and the person I was talking to was trying to insist that there is. Guess I'm right again.😁

[bxrmom in reply to Peruzzot]

There is another name printed on the label for Tecfidera. On mine, it says: dimethyl fumarate. But I think the main and easiest name to bring it up is Tecfidera.

[Peruzzot in reply to bxrmom]

My box says that too and that is the name that the VA wanted. But the lady I was talking to was convinced that there is a generic version of tecfidera and there isn't or blue cross would force me to be on that instead already.

[bxrmom in reply to Peruzzot]

Some people just don't understand or can't get it through their heads sometimes and it takes them a lot of convincing to figure something out.

[MS_Indestructible]

the old Provigil scam all over again

[StacyHayward]

At the same time, generics and brand names don’t play the same for everyone. I’m on ampyra and it’s like a miracle drug for me. I’d hate for my insurance to require I take a generic and have it not work as well. This happens all to often in the medical world.

[dogdaddy]

I was on ampyra for several years through the patient assistance program which they discontinued but about 2 yrs before they discontinued it my husband made too much $ to qualify for the patient assistance program so my ampyra was cut off and I now lost my ability to walk and my life spiraled downhill because of this. Amypra cost $1200+ a month to buy...we could not afford this...it is so evil for drug companies to charged so much for medicines that people need for daily functioning.