Health Boards
Thu-05-11-2015, 14:28 PM
Welcome Rasherman!
I was on Acitretin and it worked well for me, much like you described.
Generic drugs can vary slightly (they use the same active ingredient, but fillers can be different) This is from the Berkley University site:
"Studies have found that the absorption of generics differs from the brand names by only 3 to 4 percent, on average, comparable to differences among batches of many brand-name drugs. Such a small difference won’t matter for most drugs, but for some it may reduce effectiveness and/or safety. Moreover, that “average” difference disguises a wider range of variability in bioequivalence."
So it is possible that the slight changes in the generic form are not as effective for you. But from your post, I think you already know more about this than I do.
Definitely something to discuss with your doctor.
I was on Acitretin and it worked well for me, much like you described.
Generic drugs can vary slightly (they use the same active ingredient, but fillers can be different) This is from the Berkley University site:
"Studies have found that the absorption of generics differs from the brand names by only 3 to 4 percent, on average, comparable to differences among batches of many brand-name drugs. Such a small difference won’t matter for most drugs, but for some it may reduce effectiveness and/or safety. Moreover, that “average” difference disguises a wider range of variability in bioequivalence."
So it is possible that the slight changes in the generic form are not as effective for you. But from your post, I think you already know more about this than I do.
Definitely something to discuss with your doctor.