Does The Active Ingredient In A Med Vary Between Brands. (Top voted first)

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I had to switch from Teva to Actavis clonazepam and am feeling a bit more negative on the new brand, despite the nearly identical inactive ingredients between the two. Does the composition of the active ingredient, the medicine itself vary between brands. Is it synthesized differently or use a different formula?

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Hello Schleprock,

No. The active ingredient is the same but even though the inactive ingredients are similar or even listed as the same it doesn't necessarily mean they are identical. the reason for this is that they do not have to disclose the amount of inactive ingredients, so maybe one company uses a larger dosage of corn starch while the other barely uses any and so on.

These minor differences can make major differences in how your body is able to metabolize the pill. Especially if you are sensitive to certain ingredients.

I hope this helps.

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Re: Kevin (# 1) Expand Referenced Message

Thanks, that might explain things. I don't know anything about chemistry or how drugs are manufactured, and I'm trying to understand whether there's a standard for the active ingredients among each brand; do they all share some kind of unalterable recipe between them and are invariably equal in potency.

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