I was worried when I got to the pharmacy this past Tuesday and they told me they had filed my prescription with a generic form of azilect. After taking it for a couple of days, it seems to work no differently. The only difference I notice is the generic pill tastes metallic where the original tasted more sweet. The manufacturer is Alvogen.
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Generic rasagiline (Azilect) prescription filled, seems about the same
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Are you in the US? I have been waiting for a generic version of Azilect for months, since my insurance changed and the copay increased drastically.
I too would like to know. I've been purchasing from Canada
I am in the US. Massachusetts to be specific. The generic was $300 less than the brand name. Both were covered by blue cross blue shield, but the generic had a fifteen dollar copay while the brand name had a thirty dollar copay.
I'm in Australia have stopped taking Azilect a yr ago
But it was only costing me $AU6.90 a month. For the genuine product
No co payment my total cost per month was $6:90 (my out of pocket payment )
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