Teva No Longer Manufacturers Clonazepam
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Teva No Longer Manufacturers Clonazepam, and I personally feel it is a good thing. Teva, in my opinion, is a low-quality company who actually manufacturers 70% of their products overseas, in cities and communities I don't think you would want to live in. I find the change-over, in terms of most of my medications, including clonazapam 2mh hs to be more effective than before. There are, of course, individual differences, but this is how it is for me personally. Would anyone else care to comment?

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Re: magicman909 (# 92)

I just filled my prescription for Clonazepam (90 pills and that's all I get). I don't want no other kind. I tried the Blue 1mg by Qualitest (I think that's who makes them) and I was positive on a drug panel for TWO different kinds of benzodiazepines. I had never EVER had a positive drug panel for over 25 years. I was furious the lab report said Clonazepam and Alprazolam were in the pills. The doctor called the pharmacy and said TEVA ONLY! I have never had a problem since.

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Re: Bababooie (# 105)

It is true that the FDA allows a 20% variation of the active ingredient. Not to mention the different inactive ingredients that can affect individuals very differently. In Pharmacology class they taught that the active ingredient in generics is exactly the same as the brand name 25 years ago. They are still teaching that to Pharmacology students. The 20% variation allowed by the FDA is not taught. I realize this is older, but it still applies.

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Re: Kk instead (# 7)

I just got 75 1 mg Clonazepam by Teva yesterday. I have filled my Clonazepam at CVS for years I have never had a problem getting TEVA CLONAZEPAM at CVS. Now Walmart carries the blue ones because I had depression meds I had to fill and it was on their list of drugs for a set amount of money per month. I denied getting my Klonopin there and that was a while back few years matter of fact. Maybe it's where people are getting their meds and that's why they dont carry TEVA. Anyway I hope you find what your looking for. Have a great day.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

Teva manufactures klonopin 1mg for sure.

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This is an old thread but I have been on clonzapham or Klonopin since 1997. Fortunately, I'm down to 3-4 daily. I saw how much it effects the brain etc. Ext.short and long term memory. If severely effects your cognitive abilities. I must thank God. I kept praying to get off of it. I'm doing a slow taper. Anyone on this stuff knows how bad the withdrawls are. I've taken all brands including the brand. I always get Teva 1mg.I have really become aware how severely impaired benzos will do. I would get off of it asap under a Drs.supervision . Godspeed!Roxanne.

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Re: Deb (# 4)

Get on Xanax bars that’s what I’m doing ask for the highest mg 2mg bars you can break it in 1/4 or half it comes scored into 0.5 so 4 things to make or if you dont ne d 2mg they make 0.5 Xanax even low as .25 they make also 1 mg. Also Valium sucked dont do that. Ativan(lorazepam) works but 1mg is equal to 0.5 Xanax and clonapn so if your on 1 mg of klonopon ask for 2mg cuz it’s equal that way. But Xanax (alprozolam is best for anxiety and panic attacks )

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I’ve been taking Teva Clonazepam for over 25 years. The light green 1mg tab with 833 and a score line under it. Then Teva bought Actvis, I believe sometime in 2019 and they were making Clonazepam under the actvis name. Then Teva stopped and said they were bringing back their “original” formula for Clonazepam back sometime in 2020, if I recall. The “new Teva” 1mg is Still light green and has the 833 on back but no score line under 833. Its horrible! It’s not the same formula, even though Teva said it’s the “same inactive ingredients.” I tried taking the “new” Teva” but it threw me into an anxiety attack. I tried once more but it happened again along with a headache. I had to take some old original Teva’s to get me out of my attack. They had to make a change, either were they r getting the inactive ingredients or the amount they r putting in the new ones. They r NOT the same. I’ve called Teva 3 times and they r no help. I heard some horror stories about accord. I’m down to my last few old original ones and I don’t know what to do. I had some 2mg greenstone Xanax bars on hand and my dr. said to switch and try them. I took a quarter of one of the bars, to see if I had a reaction to the inactive ingredients. At first, it pretty much made me very sleepy but I had head pangs with it. It made me feel drugged and after 4-5 hrs I started to feel anxious with a headache. The greenstone Xanax made me feel more drugged than calm. I took Geneva Xanax back in the late 80’s and early 90’s with no problems, no druggie feeling. So, I’m not sure what I’m going to do. I feel like these pharmaceutical companies only care about the money ??! It seems some people have different reactions to different inactive ingredients. If I knew this was going to be such an issue I would have rather tapered off the Clonazepam and just have the old originals in on hand when needed...PRN. This is going to be a nightmare!

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Re: Joseph (# 103)

Just FYI: It’s not an urban myth- by FDA guidelines generic manufacturers can be within 20% +/- of the stated dosage & it will still be considered an acceptable generic to sell.

I broke my back over a decade ago & way back in the mid 2000s Ethex got in a lot of trouble with the FDA & got banned from producing oxycodone because they were putting up to 40-41mg of oxycodone in their 30mg Oxy IR pills. 36mg would have been the maximum amount they would’ve been able to put in their oxycodone pills while remaining within FDA guidelines on generics.

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Re: Joseph (# 103)

Maybe it’s because you take 5 other drugs with it. How do you even tell what’s doing what, those probably overlap with Klonopin. When you take it alone you’ll notice a difference

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Re: Suz (# 11)
I get .5 Klodopin. Made bye Mylan. Well these are made well. I only get 60 a month. At night I litterly take .5 as least as possible. I take it too rest and that's it

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Been on Clonazepam 2mg tab, 2 x per day for about 15 or more years now and I find it much better than Xanax. It doesn't have the punch of Xanax but has a much longer half life. I am also on MMT, Elavil 50mg, and Clonidine 0.3mg. I find no difference in one generic over another. It is a urban myth that generics can be off by 10?%. That would mean people taking medication for life threatening issues would be compromised, such as chemotherapy drugs and anti viral and anti biotic drugs would likely cause problems. And they do make generic drugs in them categories. Drugs manufactured overseas always has a US FDA inspector at the plant. One of the reasons why generics are cheaper is because they didn't spend any money into research and development of the medication in question, that's why the name brand gets a 17 year patent on the name brand, to recoup all of the money they put into the medication in question. It takes an average of ten or more years to bring a new medication to market. Clinical trials and all of the other stuff. That's why brand name is more expensive than generic drugs.

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Re: Gonz07 (# 101)

Yours is the best

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Re: Who Dat (# 20)

I don’t know what’s up with your guys’s pharmacies, but mine orders me the green Teva generic 1mg clonazepam pills every month.

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Re: Matt (# 99)

So true. Idk about the .05 which I take but the rep from Teva said the 1mg wasn’t scored because it wouldn’t provide equal distribution. I had problems from the old Teva 833s I use to take not being consistent month to month. They were manufactured in Israel so I’m sure that had something to do with it. I have a feeling that’s why they quit production for awhile. The Accords I take now are consistent even though produced in China

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If a medication is unscored it shouldn’t be split in half because it’s not evenly distributed and you won’t get an exact dose. Any pharmacist will tell you that. Clonazepam needs to be the exact same dose daily for me, if the new .5 Teva’s aren’t scored I’m gonna be screwed because Actavis will be gone and I’ll have to deal with Accord. I’ve grown accustomed to Actavis by now but it’s still an inferior version over Teva, Accord is just fake.

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Re: Matt (# 96)

They half just perfectly. I do this.

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Re: Matt (# 96)

I dont know, but if they arent scored does that mean you cant break them in half? Like is the medicine not distributed evenly throughout? I heard someone mention this before but wasnt sure it its true.

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I’m getting nervous that the .5mg won’t be scored as well. I take 1.25 mg, basically 2 and a half .5mg pills. There’s no way my insurance would pay for 5 of the .25mg a day and it would be a major pain if my doc had to prescribe for 2 different dosage levels, that would be hard to explain to my insurance as well. Does anyone know is the .5mgs will be unscored when they come out?

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Yes I also got Teva last week when I filled my script for 1mg tabs. I asked what brand they had and she looked and said we have Actavis and Teva brand. She told me they just got them that day. They are not scored but seem ok otherwise.

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Re: Sam (# 93)

Teva is only produced in 1mg strength. Call Teva and they’ll tell you the same a d if you get the right rep they’ll tell you they’re not scored. She told me they couldn’t be cut in half because the mix is evenly distributed. So take your chances but Accord seems the best option at the moment

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