Hubby had terrible pain with generic statins. Tried several. Switched to Crestor brand name and he does fine. It's probably some of the ingredients they use to make the generics that is not in the brand name. Brand name is much more expensive though but he gets it through mail order and much more reasonable.
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Originally Posted by Boomer
Been on a Lipitor generic for years. Doing fine. Except for one bout with a new-to-the-game generic Lipitor. My numbers went haywire, but I had not been doing anything differently. I did have a few aches that I had never had before, but as soon as I saw the numbers, I tracked down the previous generic, switched back, and everything was fine again.
I do not think all generics are created equal. I suspect quality control varies a lot........
and DAW does not do much good because the pharmacists often cannot locate the branded or if they do, it costs a fortune.
Pharmacists are pretty much held hostage by the contracts their employers, the big box drugstores, negotiate with the wholesalers. Those contracts change on a regular basis; therefore, the generic versions you get can change.
I will continue to take a statin. The numbers show they work for me, but I will continue to pay attention to which generic I am getting.
Boomer
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