I hear different times for the adderall xr to go generic. Sometime this year I think. I'm not looking forward to it, because I already KNOW the brand-name has been working for me. I'd hate to switch. BUT, my insurance company would charge me an arm and a leg if I got the brand name med when a generic is available.

Anyone know when this will happen?

Wait. Now I hear 2018??

No, it's losing its patent this year. (http://www.boston.com/business/healthcare/articles/2008/02/08/out_of_the_gate_shire_stock_falls/)

I read it's going to be April 2009.

The Settlement and License Agreements permit Barr to launch a generic
version of ADDERALL XR, under terms of a license commencing on April 1,
2009, more than nine years earlier than the last-to-expire Shire patent
listed in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Orange Book, or earlier
under certain circumstances such as the launch of another party's generic
version of ADDERALL XR. The license will be exclusive for the first
180-days following Barr's launch. Barr would pay Shire a royalty equal to a
portion of profits generated from the sales of generic ADDERALL XR during
the time that Barr is the only generic marketing a generic version of
ADDERALL XR.

Link (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-14-2006/0004416042)

I dont get why you're so against switching to generics? It's the same thing just that it's produced under a different company(Barr) for a cheaper price then the company with the patent(Shire). Adderall and Generics hit your body the same way. if you KNOW that Adderall is working for you i'm 99.9% sure "Amphetamine Salts" will work the same way.

I dont get why you're so against switching to generics? It's the same thing just that it's produced under a different company(Barr) for a cheaper price then the company with the patent(Shire). Adderall and Generics hit your body the same way. if you KNOW that Adderall is working for you i'm 99.9% sure "Amphetamine Salts" will work the same way.

Generics aren't exactly the same as brand name. Not only do they have different fillers, binders, and dyes, the bioavailability of the active ingredient can have a plus or minus of 20% and still be considered "bioequivalent" by the FDA. The duration of action can vary, the amount of the active ingredient released can vary, etc., etc.

This is all fine and dandy for an antibiotic or blood pressure med, but when the med is futzing with the brain? Not too awesome.

I know it sounds like I'm raggin' on all generics, but I'm really just trying to lay out the facts. Most of the time, the general population doesn't even notice a change in their meds. The people who have bi-polar, epilepsy, ADHD, and other psychiatric and neurological disorders do, however. So - if you notice a difference between a generic and brand name med, you're not crazier than before. But you're still crazy. :p