Do any of you use the generic Strattera?

Do you see a difference in tx.?

I do not have prescription coverage, we have a large deductible, so I pay full price. Right now I am still using samples from the doctor.

I didn't even know there was a generic strattera out on the market. I learned from somewhere that generics can be either more or less effective than the trade name drugs. The only way to know for sure is to ask and try them. Best of luck...

I take strattera and it is very expensive. I asked my psychiatrist and the pharmacist if there is generic strattera and they said "no." It has not been on the market long enough for a generic version of it to be made. It is one of the youngest drugs (for adhd) out there right now.

Strattera's patent expiration date is in 2015, so a generic version will not be available until then to the best of my knowledge.

According to the FDA's standards, an approved generic drug must be within 20% above or below the bioavailability of the innovator drug. In a nut shell that means that in order for a generic drug to be approved in the US, it can be as much as 20% more potent, or 20% weaker than the brand name drug.

Unfortunately the FDA does not allow the public to see the bioavailability data for the generic drugs for some rediculous reason. I feel very strongly that this information should be made available to the patients who take generic drugs, like myself. I guess the reason the FDA does not allow the release of that information to the public is because people would only want to purchase the brands at or above the bioavailabilty of the innovator drug, this is just a guess.

Through trial and error I have found many difference among the generics vs the brand name drugs over the years. More often then not I have found there to be a noticable difference between most generic drugs vs the innovator drug. Some generics are more tolerable than others from my experience, but we all respond so differently to these drugs that it's to either find out first hand by comparing the generics yourself, or of course simply looking at the generic drugs bioavailability data (which is not allowed by the public). Maybe one day someone who works at the FDA might become a member here and leak us some of that bioavalability data for us.

Good info Lars. I figured it was something like that. Where it could be stronger or weaker, thereby affecting how well you respond to it.

Thanks for the info.! I must be confused, go figure huh. LOL In my search I think I remember finding something online in regards to a similar generic to Strattera available through India.

Not that I would jump on that one, but just wanted to know if anyone else had heard of it or not?

Guess I will have to pay full price or switch back to Prozac?

I would not be surprised if there was a generic version in India.

The US patent laws do not extend beyond the US as far as I know, nor does the long arm of the FDA.

I would not be surprised if there was a generic version in India.

The US patent laws do not extend beyond the US as far as I know, nor does the long arm of the FDA.
There is, it is called Attentin. But Novartis or whoever are threatening to take India to court over its patent laws so who knows how long for...

Who's Novartis? Eli Lilly makes Strattera.