Pregablin

Hi All,I have a query. I've been taking Pregablin for over12yrs,but just recently every time I order it,it's different. Now for a while I went along with this because my GP,said they were just trying to find a cheaper company. Fine,but when it's different every time I have it I worry.

My last one said Pregablin Accord,now my recent one says Pregablin Tillomed,can anyone shed any light on this for me please.

[Bananas5]

Your GP is correct.

These names are just generic and are all made in same way with same ingredients.

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[johnsmith]

Take care. The drug is generic. However, how finely powdered the drug is may vary from manufacturer. How fine the powder is will affect the absorption rate. So when taking a different generic observe the effects.

[Hidden in reply to johnsmith]

Thank you,I'll take note of that.

[Hidden]

The drug now although still available the pharmacist Manufacturer has lost the copywrite on the medication so other companies have been able to take over manufacture of the medications. These drugs fall into a group called Generic medications, where the drug you took in the past becomes cheaper than the original.

Depending on where the drug is manufactured the colour may be different, the original may have been yellow for example the generic may be dark red however in various countries these colours may be different as well.

The only difference between original and generic may be a different base content with the same original drug insert. So that should not be any different from the original.

Cost comes into it the original may be over four times the cost. The drugs around the world is generally cheaper in other States. So when the chemist orders the generic it may be cheaper than purchasing it in the UK. I have had generics from Greece and that opens up the mentioned different colours, For example uk yellow, greece white.

I can get the same drug and strength with up to three different colours.

Some people think the Generic is not as good, however this should not be the case.

BOB

[Poppy_Ann]

the only difference between them is

Pregabalin Accord is made by "Accord Healthcare Ltd" and Pregabalin Tillomed is made by "Tillomed Laboratories Ltd" the tablets are just the same inside, the reason is the time the original maker had the rites to be the only manufacturer has just run out so anyone is now allowed to make them.

Hope this helps

Regards Poppy Ann

[Tom87]

Hi so the tablets and doses are the same the difference is they are made by different companies my pregabalin is made by lyrica.chemists get charged for the medications and reimbursed by the nhs.the companies who supply the chemists charge different amounts so its better if the shop around.it roughly costs £1.50 a tablet for a 100mg pregabalin thats what the nhs pays i hope this helps

[Hidden in reply to Tom87]

Thank you,Mine used to always be Lycra,I wouldn't mind one change,but nearly every time I put in for them there different. I'm 75yrs old,and take quite a few medications,and they keep changeing the company. I'm lucky enough to have my wits about me,but a lot of old people could so easily get mixed up. One change is fair enough,but I've had about 4-5 different ones.

Thank you all anyway for your help.

[Sheila-Squirrel]

Drugs have generic or proprietary names for the same medication. The propriety ones are the ones with the fancy names like Neurofen. It’s a company name. It’s also known as ibrufen, ibruprofen and brufen. It’s all the same drug. Drug companies use similar base compounds for production. Sometimes people can have issues when a drug is changed, although it’s fairly rare. I’ve had foreign meds with stickers in English on. My only issue is that they occasionally give me round tablets rather than the caplets. As I take so many meds it’s harder to swallow them all. With Brexit we will probably see a lot more substituting of meds and in some case shortages. My friend said her chemist had run out of neurfen and wasn’t getting any for a while. Sign of things to come?