Seroquel going generic.
Just got the word from the pharmacist, the licence for Seroquel is coming to an end and they're having problems getting stock of Seroquel.
The replacement (I'm assured) is Atrolak (Quetiapine).
Still using my surplus Seroquel so it'll be about a week before I start on the replacement.
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how intriguing. have had seroquel for months.... watch this space...
I thought they were the same thing. The doctor proscribes quetiapine and it comes in packets with the word 'seroquel' on them
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Hi Shaky, Seroquel is a brand name like Heinz or Branson's, like the beans there could be subtle differences. There could be other side effects, greater or lesser sedative qualities or perhaps little difference at all. Quetiapine is the primary ingredient, the licence (patent) has come to an end and other companies can produce their versions of that particular medicine under their licence.
But quetiapine has a chemical formula.
If someone is selling it, it has to be the same formula or it's not quetiapine.
So the effects should be just the same as seroquel.
Unless AstraZanaca (or whoever they are) are putting other things in there as well.
But then the doctors sould know about that.
Wouldn't they?
“The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie”
Ann Landers
"This above all: to thine ownself be true" Hamlet: Act I Scene iii
Sorry to butt in, but I thought this might be useful for you. I was unsure myself, but think it makes quite interesting reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_drug
Seroquel is quetiapine. It is the same as when people believe that Panadol is better than Paracetamol, they are both the same. I was on Seroquel but now on quetiapine, no difference at all. The latest con is that advert which pushes Nuramol as a better painkiller. Bollocks! It is paracetamol and aspirin. It is far cheaper to buy generic paracetamol and aspirin, or brufen. You can mix them yourselves and get the same result.
don't worry about all this.
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According to my MH professional the generic brand comes about when a licence comes to an end and is usually the most cost efficient variant.
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