It’s a carnival!

Gil | Uncategorized | Sunday, May 28th, 2006


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This week’s Carnival of NJ Bloggers is up! They’ve got one of my posts, along with a ton of other good stuff.

3 Comments

  1. In your professional opinion, are the generic allergy drugs identical to their brandname counterparts (i.e. Claritin)?

    Comment by bobo — May 28, 2006 @ 8:09 am

  2. Claritin’s a special case, because it’s now over-the-counter (OTC). I’ve used the OTC version and it’s been just fine. I’ve talked to medicinal chemists at major pharma companies who swear that there’s no way on earth that Clarinex can be more efficacious than Claritin, based on their method of action. But, because it’s a different formulation (the active molecule is “right-handed” instead of “left”, or vice versa), it has patent protection after Claritin’s expired.

    So, if it’s just prescription/OTC allergy medicine, you’re likely to just fine with the generic OTC Claritin.

    In general, generics should be just as effective as brand-drugs. There’s always anecdotes of less effective generics, and some generic companies have a less-than-sterling quality reputation (see Able Labs), which can factor into the branded-vs.-generic decision (but not as much as whether your insurance will cover the branded version).

    Unlike my previous business-to-business magazines, unfortunately, I don’t get free samples of the merchandise. Grr.

    Comment by Gil — May 28, 2006 @ 9:37 am

  3. tried walgreens version but didn’t help at all; same ingrediants as claritin though

    Comment by bobo — May 30, 2006 @ 2:49 pm

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