Adderall Manufactured By Teva Not Working (Page 69)
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I have had two refills of Adderall 20 mg that was manufactured by Teva/barr (Teva) and it seems to have much less medication in each pill. Refills by another manufacturer work. This is ridiculous, and where do we report Teva and who can check each pill for amount for medication? I would gladly donate some of my worthless ones to the FDA?

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I reported Teva to the FDA. They allowed Teva to run their own diagnostics on the medication in question (Vicoprophen) and declared the drug to satisfy qualifications. I had complained that the drug did not work until I took one that was way too strong. I questioned the FDA about allowing Teva to inspect their own product and received a letter from Teva again! Now I take Adderal for impulse control disorder and ADD, made by Teva. Some days it works, some days it doesn't. No point in complaining to the FDA.

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Heart palpitations with Adderall: If you are getting hypertension or irregular rhythms perhaps you should halt the d-amphetamine salts combo 20 Mg.

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Teva,isn't effective? Corepharma is ok. Shire's Adderall is preferable.

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Those complaints against Texas or Barr or others are simply running into resistance from using the sympathomemetic amine continuously. Shire's Adderall is preferable. In particular the 12h LA formula.

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I have been using 20mg IR by TEVA for several years w predictable results until the last RX filled early jan/15. It appears to be TEVA but bottle says Barr and it is a poor quality excuse which causes a sweaty, jittery reaction

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I've been taking Adderall generic by BARR 30 mg. split in half (15mg dose) successfully for many years. 2 recent refills, one manufactured by Aurolife Pharma 15 mg., and another by Actavis Pharma 30 mg. DID NOT WORK for me. Teva bought Barr, the pharmacist has Teva 15 in stock, so I just sent in an order for Teva 15 mg. hoping that it is the formula of Barr. After speaking with 2 pharmacists, this is what I was told: FDA requires the ACTIVE INGREDIENTS in the generic must be IDENTICAL to the brand. It is the BINDERS and FILLERS that affect the delivery of the active ingredients. That is why there is so much difference in effectiveness from one person to the next. Considering that this is a controlled substance, it seems that there would be more "control" by the FDA. I think shopping for a particular manufacturer is terrible for those of us who have a hard time thinking clearly and functioning without Adderall or Ritalin. The prices for those Brands is through the roof. So what kind of junk, from what foreign source, (no offense intended) made in what foreign laboratory are we putting in our bodies? Does the FDA have control over medications manufactured in other countries? Remember, outsourcing has been a successful way for businesses to increase their profits. From what everyone has written, we should demand greater supervision from the FDA to determine why there is so much difference from one manufacturer to another with a controlled substance.

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Thank god I finally looked into this! i was diagnosed at 12 yrs and have been on medication since (I'm 28) and I have never had any problems until recently. my dosage was increased and that seemed to work for a while. now i am taking what seems to be ALOT and its not working at all. i mean this is ridiculous. i can't function i don't know what to do .

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Teva's generic Adderall is fine. It meets orange book specifics.

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Wow i can't believe I'm not the only one who noticed this. I was diagnosed with ADD when i was 15 (I'm 24 now) I'm no where near hyper but I am EASILY distracted, I forget everything, I'm just not functional without my medication ....... I'm 2010 i stopped taking my medication because I was pregnant in 2011 I was breastfeeding and then in late 2012 i went back to college and began taking it again .... my doctor always put barr/teva only on my scripts but i never payed attention to it... anyway , i noticed that the medication wasn't helping me... not even a little bit, .... i told my doctor over and over and he just put me on anti-depressants and kept changing my diet ..... I was dropped from my classes, messing up at work and i even started getting sores in and around my mouth......

Well my psy recently went through a huge legal suit and retired in October so my family doctor filled a one time emergency script...... but this time the manufacturer is Corepharma &&& OMG IT F***ING WORKS.

excuse my language but after a YEAR of complaining i am totally stoked....... I'm upset that my life turned upside down during this experience but stoked that it wasn't just me or my body .... it was the manufacturers .... never again will i use Teva

OHHHH and let me add that i was on two 30 mg pills a day..... then switched to two 30 mg XRs then back

I just filled the perscription yesterday and I only took two 10mg corpharma pills and I feel fine (My family doc had to perscribe three 10mg twice a day and not two 30mg)

I know this is way off topic but how is it that the "Same medication" could affect so many people like this? Are they trying to trick us? I honestly feel like barr/teva should be responsible for getting me kicked out of college. Their product was supposed to help my disability not make it worse!

id love to hear similar stories!

{edited for privacy}

- Maria C.

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Started with core pans this month received Teva. SUCKS, doesn't control any symptoms of ADD , but I can't breath at all, heart is way out of wack, and my mouth is so dry I can't stand it. Never again will I get my meds from teva!

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I have been taking generic adderall for about six years. For the last couple of years I did not pay much attention to which brand and simply had my script filled at Walgrens. Whatever they had, I took. Just by happenstance I had my script filled for July at CVS. I was taking 15mg tabs and they filled in with Melenckrot generic. I immediately felt much better. Attention picked up and mental clarity improved greatly. I thought it was the change in brand but was not totally sure. August rolled around and the CVS pharmacy was out of Adderall completely. Not thinking much about it, I stopped in Walgrens and had the script filled. Teva brand tablets. As soon as I started taking them I fell back into the ADD thing. Fuzzy thinking. No focus. Ect. Ok, so round three starting today. Got my script a few days ago. Went to the same CVS I originally went to. They were out of Adderall. I got on the phone and called around. Found another CVS in a nearby town. Went there and they filled the script with Aurobindo brand generic. When I looked at the bottle I was extremely discouraged but paid the bill and left. That was ten hours ago. Hats off to Aurobindo, whoever they are. I feel alive again. I will never accept Teva brand again. They have wasted a lot of my time and money with their substandard product.

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I have had issues with Teva and prefer Barr. I have called many pharmacies with no luck. I have express scripts and they take care of my medication coverage. I called them and let them know that I rather use the generic xr version from Barr. They had me ask my Dr for a new prescription specifying that I only receive my medication from Barr labs as a manufacturer. I have to mail it to express scripts and they will process as a special order and mail the medication to me directly.

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I have noticed that the Corepharma version of generic Adderall
has improved.... I once thought it was very weak...Things have changed,
and I think it is because Corepharma has been under duress by the FDA.

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You know I took generic cylexa and Walgreens switched to generic made by TEVA That s*** made me want to punch people in the throat. Now I get it filled at cvs.

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To say the least .....
Yes ! It's takes 7 Cor generic Adderalls to equal 1 NAME BRAND ADDERALL , and then you still can't get the qaility feeling that the
NAME BRAND ADDERALL PROVIDES ....., I can't take more than two 20mg NAME BRAND ADDERALLS , I DONT NEED ANYMORE, I DONT WANT ANYMORE , but COR Generic I can take 5 aday
and still sleep well at night , I new better , but I let pharmacy tell me and talk me into what he said was a good generic Adderall , I see that the
Generic Adderall went from BAD TO WORSE , never again , the difference for me and name brand Adderall and Generic is like night and
day . Those of them say anything good about generic Addderal simply
have never had the NAME BRAND so they don't know the difference ,
if all you had was sewer water to drink all of your life , and you never
had fresh water , then if your thirsty certainley that sewer water would
taste great . Cheers everybody , Bottoms up ! to those that never had the NAME BRAND , what you don't know won't hurt you .......

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I am glad I'm not the only one who notices this, Teva literally is a waste of money and energy. Gave me nothing but anxiety. Those 20mg pills are worthless..

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Teva is crap! 20 mg ir is not controlling any of my symptoms and I am experiencing heart palpitations.

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I used to take the Teva generic Adderall and recently switched to the Barr/Teva brand Adderall. There is definitely a noticeable difference, don't let people tell you "they are exactly the same" bulls***. I tested the generic on my roommate who does not take stimulants. The results: He did not notice any effects from taking a 10mg tab which should elicit some kind of euphoria/side effect. His reference is a generic Ritalin that I used to take before switching to Adderall. There has to be some sort of (illegal) quality control issue with these medications. I have read countless other forms of people having the same issues. I study biochemistry at the university and have been tempted to test these tablets in the lab to determine the actual concentrations of amphetamine.

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wanted to say, yes, they allow difference, but NOT drugs that are harmful. The FDA needs to know about problems. TevaBarr will not do anything, so we have to HOPE that the FDA gets enough complaints about rapid heart rate. THAT is a bad thing for people and dangerous, depending on your health. I have a TBI, but heart is still good. Again no probs until TEVA bought out the Barr company and it became TEVABARR. There is something wrong wiht their makeup of med.....they are cheap or maybe using caffeine for an ingredient. LOL

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Verwon, thanks and that is what I did, I complained formally to the FDA andto TEVA/Barr. The Barr brand worked find until TEVA bought them out. They use something in the TEVABARR mix that works less well on ADD and causes a rapid heart rate. FDA has not responded.
With that said, I can take the Corepharma brand. It works well WHEN my pharmacy can get it. I have also had to pay out the wazoo to use Adderal (non-generic) when Corepharma is not available.
Giving the drug maker a 20% either way window is nuts, but it figures. Teva said they could also use different formulations, so different combinations of things. People just need to be aware. For me, the tachycardia and shortness of breath secondaryto tachy was not fun. I could not do anything. Again thank you, and others need to know.

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