Our drug store which supply 90 days of medication has substituted Glymepiride for Amaryl for my spouse to save on the cost of the medication . Will there be any change in effectiveness of the generic medicine as compared with brand drug ?
Our drug store which supply 90 days of medication has substituted Glymepiride for Amaryl for my spouse to save on the cost of the medication . Will there be any change in effectiveness of the generic medicine as compared with brand drug ?
Possible, but not likely. I use generic when I can.
A generic drug has to have the same active ingredient(s) as the name-brand drug, although the inert ingredients may be somewhat different. There is usually some testing to see that it works essentially the same, but nowhere near the amount of testing of the name-brand drug. -- This address is for information only. I do not claim that these views are those of the Statistics Department or of Purdue University. Herman Rubin, Department of Statistics, Purdue University [email hidden] Phone: (765)494-6054 FAX: (765)494-0558