Adderall Manufactured By Teva Not Working (Page 57)
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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'm desperately trying to find Sandoz Generic for my 6 year old. He's done amazing on this brand and up until October he was on it, now they've discontinued! We tried the TEVA brand COR130 and it's made his last few months absolutely horrible. :(

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just out of curiosity, what was the imprint on the new ones you got? was it dp on one side and 30 on the other?

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Peachish/orange, Oval shaped,
b973 mark for Teva 30mg IR.

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I am new to this site; however, was doing research to find out why my 40mg a day of Adderall has not been as effective as it once was. I went into the pharmacy and asked many questions and found out that they used to give me Impax and now i take this worthless Teva. I knew there was something not working with my current dose for the past 3 months and even made notes when it started. That same time I was switched to a different supplier. TEVA is worthless!

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I don't know if you can post a link or not on the site but you can just google teva adderall in whatever MG you are looking for. They tend to look like little footballs except for the 15mg ones.

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Kimberly, as far as I know Teva generic Adderall is orange in color, oval shape, and the NDC # (for the 20mg) is 00555-0973. Teva also makes a generic form of Adderall extended release through Actavis generic division.

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Can you please inform me what the Teva Adderall looks like such as color & shape? Thanks for sharing!

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Teva makes both the brand and generic. The reason they last only 2 to 3 hours is because they're immediate release tablets. Brand adderral has a circle shape. The generic teva is shaped like a football.

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Walgreens said that I had to wait for the brand name adderall. For a week I waited, turns out was made by Teva which isn't brand name, and it lasts like 2 or 3 hours. I'm wondering why I had to wait a week for the generic when I was supposed to get the name brand..........??????

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Will do. This is ridiculous! I found one old IR 30 from Teva/Barr when cleaning, and wow, what a difference!
They used to be very easy to break, almost crumbling. Used to break them into quarters!

The ones I got last month are probably the worst I ever received! Super hard to break, little of the good effects and more side effects. Increases heartbeat and tension! Feels like they take much longer to kick in too. Filed the FDA report and going to ask Duane reed tomorrow what one can do

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I have gone through two stretches in my Adderall experience that are similar to the circumstances you are describing.
So, I understand the mentality of "this is the worst ever, and it probably isn't going to get better anytime soon."

The Adderall is doing nothing for my brain/body. I know it. I hate it. And I feel betrayed by it. My irritability is off the chart and nobody wants anything to do with me!
What the hell just happened here...it was working fine then one random day, it stopped? An aspirin would have been as effective.

It's 10 days or so until my next fill, and I am a MESS!

And I have no idea what to do about it, because I can't hold a thought for more than a few seconds and completing a task that requires more than one decision...well...I literally had zero chance of doing so.

So...my experience was that there was not one specific"magic" solution that got things back to normal. Grinding out each day with a lousy attitude was my experience.

I took a 3 day "break" from any Adderall. It was pretty rough day one, but after that, I did feel a cleansing of sorts and it made me feel better about me and my situation.

In my experience, there is little relief from stretches like these. That is not an encouraging message, I know...but that was the uncomfortable reality for me.

Looking back, yes it sucked for a few days, but I got through it, as will you, and I felt tougher, more resilient about myself and what I can handle and overcome after having gone through it.

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Massachusettes, walgreens has the teva brand (b973 20), rite aid has the corepharma (pink tablets cor 135 meaning 20mg and cor 136 meaning 30mg), and cvs has mylan (orange tablets printed with AD 20). If we go back 4 months ago, the best generic adderall was teva which is offered by walgreens (luckily I still have few left from that time they worked great). However as of november 17, 2016 the best generic adderall is the pink tablets manufactured by corepharma and is found in rite aid pharmacy. Do not buy teva or mylan!!! You will get screwed and have to wait for another month to get the prescription... Even if you tell your doctor that they don't work he wont give you another prescription and will tell you to wait another month! The teva footballs (b973 20) now are nothing compared to the same ones that were offered in walgreens 4 months ago. Hope this helps!

Ps: The teva tablets issued 4 months ago are better than the corepharma pink tablets now.

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Yes I do believe it would be a very long process and possibly fruitless, Edward to take on drug companies and pharmacies, etc., although the pharmacist at Walgreens did tell me that they are obligated after a certain number of complaints are reported to investigate the situation if you contact a drug company directly and she highly recommended that I do so. Unfortunately at this point I am functioning so far below my norm that I am unable to even think about anything more complex than asking the pharmacist what happened and what I can do about it. And of course the disbelief that comes along with these kinds of claims doesn't help. At this point I have contacted my doctor's office and left a message asking if it would be possible to turn over the remainder of my prescription to the office in exchange for a prescription for the same amount that I can fill using another brand. I have a feeling that the answer will probably be no and quite honestly after reading the comment just prior to that to mine from someone who feels that the same medication that I feel is ineffective literally providing no feeling of lift or focus he complains is too strong for him. Of course the pounding heart sensation could be confused with something being too strong, because I do experience that with this most recent prescription but that is in the absence of any mental clarity or any other a positive effect. I did wonder if it might be too strong myself because of that and adjusted the dose down but again no mental clarity, no physical lift, just a headache and a pounding heart so I do not feel that the issue is that it is too strong. I have adjusted it up and down and in this case with this particular Teva 20 milligram pill I am convinced that it is simply not effective at all. But with our different impressions and descriptions I can see to an extent why the pharmacist and doctors are so confused by our input. I am curious as to what symptoms the person who felt that the Teva was too strong did or did not experience and whether or not they tried adjusting the dose. Anyway at this point I am just so frustrated because my life is a mess right now without this medication and I just want to function normally again so I'm praying that the doctor's office consents to giving me a replacement script for the difference so that I can get on with my life. I have done my best to try to just forget about it but there are so many little things that just don't get done, followed through with, whatever, and I realize that I'm just wasting my time. And I have no idea what brand I should even ask for now if I do get a new prescription. Right now I feel like I can't deal with anything and two weeks ago I truly felt like I was getting things together for the first time in years this just stinks.

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I sincerely admire your spirit regarding your efforts to hold Teva or Walgreens or everybody else accountable for the product or service they bring to market.

I had that same zeal in the early days of my Adderall experience. I called corporate offices, emailed the FDA, all of those things that many of us do when our Adderall is not working properly or not at all.

The grand result of my spirited communications with these people/ these companies was squat!!!!
Nothing!
A few empty promises from Actavis, but that's it.

So...going forward...I'm super hot about thoughts like:
"Actavis has a responsibility to inform us" or "Actavis changed the formula, or the fillers/binders and didn't tell the public."

The lesson I finally learned....and believe me, I WILL hold out to the bitter end when I believe me or my cause is just....or in just about any confrontation for that matter.

The lesson learned:
I realized that I needed to control the things within my control.
And that is when I began experimenting with adjusting my Adderall dose. Up 2.5mg here, or down 5mg there. Only one of the six generics that I've tried required an adjustment of more/less than 5mg. Sandoz required a full 10mg...but then issues like running out early arise so...no more Sandoz for me.

Turned out to be one of the best decisions I've made during my Adderall experience.

I began to purposely choose a different manufacturer of generic Adderall each month when it was fill time and through trial and error, I was able to find the exact dose of Adderall my body and brain require for all 6 of those generics.

Actavis, Sandoz, Teva/Barr, Aurobindo, Corepharma and now Evekeo.

I respect those that fight the good fight, but my experience is that I got NO results when trying to take on government and BigPharma....

However, I got life-changing positive results when I began focusing on reasonable and responsible dose adjustment.



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Sandoz has discontinued Adderall for the last two months according to Walgreens and Safeway in the San Francisco area. I've been on it since I was 5 and TEVA footballs is what they switched me to now and they make me feel like I'm on crystal meth, way too strong! Corepharma in the past didn't even work a year ago and now I'm reading stories they changed the formulation again so it's now working just as fine as Sandoz did. UGH, they need to keep us informed. If I hear one more pharmacist tell me it's the same active ingredient, I'm going to slap them in the face. These inactive ingredients are still chemicals and they mess with your body!

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FDA / MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form:

accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/index

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Thank you, Edward, for that answer to "Always tired". Now I know what to look for when figuring out where to fill my next prescription. I contacted Walgreens again today, rationally this time, and asked them how I should proceed with my concerns regarding the lack of efficacy on the TEVA prescription. Pharmacist said" call TEVA" not FDA, but she claimed that she was unable to provide me with the lot number or anything else due to "the large amount we dispense" and my script being filled 2 weeks ago.
Now, I have to wonder,
Largest chain pharmacy around
Computer age
Recent prescription

And they have no idea of what the lot number, batch number or whatever numbers would be used to give TEVA an idea of what I got from them??
Doubtful, but really kind of scary if it's true. What if there was a recall ?

And I still say Walgreens owes it to customers to notify if a change of brand is made and I would think Teva should have an obligation to its customers to notify them if the formula, fillers, binders, etc. Change.

I don't know, maybe that is just unreasonable, or maybe it was in a memo that no one bothered to read.

But no one will start to read those memos folks ...
UNLESS WE SPEAK UP!!

Everyone... At the very least, NICELY, CALL YOUR PHARMACIST AND TELL THEM SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT WITH YOUR MEDICATION AND ASK WHAT THEY RECOMMEND YOU DO ABOUT IT.

Seriously

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Since important events are affecting the wellness of my life and mental health, I Respectfully Request to you my doctor, a prescription change, from adderall; for Adderall Brand Name necessary.

I was confused and thought maybe my tolerance to Adderall IR went up all of a sudden..... but it's not!

After a difficult to do (since my symptoms) intensive research and with the help of my dear Husband, I have confirmed that the problem (in my case) is the poor quality of all generic Adderall immediate release that are actually in the market, many with clear authentic experiences and history's from regular consumers on respectable well known websites.

Adderal manufactured by Teva not working

Pending Recall Teva Generic Adderall March 2016 Actavis

Manufacturer Teva has issued a voluntary recall of twolots of generic adderall. [Drug affected: amphetamine salts 10 mg tablets]

My symptoms in the last 4 months, I have waited this long because wanted to provide a 100 % accurate report.

Generic TEVA 10 mg adderall / 60 mg daily

I have felt insane for the last fourth months. I've lost interested in life and all what I used to be passionate for.... I have every day extreme fatigue and I am extremely exhausted and tired.... sometimes after I take the adderall I have crazy heart racing and sweating, chasing hands... I feel lost, confused.... not energy at all. My mind is in limbo, I can't think, coordinate or focus!!! When I'm awake I'm severe irritate and angry, every day I feel cranky/moody.... I don't enjoy anymore socializing. In fact I actively avoid social interaction now. I turn in agoraphobic and never want go anywhere... constantly I feel severe sadness and cry for nothing at all ....chronic migraines that won't go away... shaky, YAM ALL THE TIME.... I am desperate of my poorly and almost nonexistent capacity in all matters.... I need help.... actually I have serious life events that I need to work on and resolve. The best event that I have been waiting four long years to happen.... and now finally I have been blessed....(my son coming to live with me) and I feel physically incapable... I don't know where to start. I forget mostly everything.... my life is falling in a million pieces.

I have used brand name adderall for several years before.... and I was doing excellent, but because of financial issues it was impossible for me buy such an expensive drug for a while..... then the adderall Barr generic was performing as good as brand for several years, but not anymore. I believe that when I start taking back the brand name Adderall, my life will get stabilized. I can't wait for it.

"Teva/Barr were always great till recently, when Teva bought Barr and since them all goes wrong (especially in the last 4 months) Teva has been changed. My pharmacist told me the company including the name were sold. He described my symptoms: tired, queasy, no energy. He said he has reported 25 cases to the FDA. (sep 2016)"

"Corepharma adderall were horrible .....these companies manufacturing are oversees, and they are always changing formulas without care or concern like they're all the same."

Actavis has been on recall in October 2016

Sandoz is discontinued

Corepharma, aurobindo, mylan, Mallinckrodt - doesn't work for me, I tried it all.

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Blair, I was so glad to see your post. I thought it was just me, but then again I KNEW it wasn't. And when I called Walgreens of course they said there had been no changes to the brand (Teva)and it was the same as I always got. It is not and I know just what you mean. I am not functioning well and have had to take time off and don't know what to do. My doctor will not listen either. I guess I will find a different brand to try but I'm really worried my life is falling apart in front of me. I'm an adult with a teenage daughter, and she thinks something is wrong with me now. Did you find a solution at all?

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I have.

If your username is really how you feel most of the time, then I think you will be pleased with your Impax experience.

I have taken Impax, probably more commonly known by the name CorePharma for 90 consecutive days during this stretch of my Adderall experience.

My prescribed dose is 30mg IR, two times per day...and I am currently taking CorePharma/Impax...so these opinions and observations about it are fresh.

My experience was a significant boost in energy, in my motivation, in not giving up when tasks become difficult.

Multi-tasking, attention to important details as opposed to that feeling
of being a bit over amped...like when I brush my teeth 6 times a day.
I don't get like that much anymore, promise.

Kidding aside, my Impax experience has been very positive.

A few things I notice about it that I didn't notice in the other popular generics:
It has a sharp "come on" which I like. It kicks in quicker than the others and there is no doubt that when it does kick in that today my CorePharma will do it's job.

This is also psychologically important, (to me) that when I get the "come on" I can let go in my mind the thought, "is it going to kick in...or...will it work today?"

Some of you know that unpleasant anticipation of waiting to feel your Adderall. The worst, right?

I have had very few physical side effects. Some muscle tension, some irritability, but compared to the other generics....side effects aren't too bad.

The most important thing I would stress if this is your 1st month with Impax is to start with whatever dosage and frequency your doc prescribed. But DO NOT lose hope in Corepharma if you get little performance from that milligram.

On your own, as I did, adjust it up or down 2.5mgs or even 5mgs for a couple of days. My experience was: ...although prescribed 30mg, 25mg worked significantly better. More is not always better.

Play with the dose until you find the right one that fits your body/brain. You will know when you find that correct dose. Your energy level will be up, confidence up, and you will be ready to handle anything put in front of you.....that last part was my experience only.

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