What is the best generic manufacturer of diazepam?

Question posted by englishsummerrain on 13 Dec 2018

Last updated on 3 November 2020 by bobsy

Hi everyone,
I’m currently taking generic Valium, the Mylan 10 mg tablets.

I still have quite a bit of anxiety so I’m wondering if these are not from a good manufacturer.

I was also recently given diazepam made by Mayne to try instead, it felt as if there was no medication in it at all.

I called my pharmacy to see what the other options would be and they told me that they also carry diazepam from Ivex/Teva.

I have used Teva generics before but apparently now they are joined with this other company so I have no idea if their generics are good anymore.

Can anybody recommend a good generic diazepam?

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bobsy 4 Nov 2020

Just to answer your query, the Teva brand is a very good generic brand for benzos.

WildcatVet 13 Dec 2018

Hi, english! The difference between generics are the inert ingredients used as fillers and binders, so technically there should be no difference in efficacy unless the fillers slow or increase the rate of absorption.
I won't take benzodiazepines, but many people here do and I'm sure they'll chime in with their experiences shortly.
Best regards and good luck in your hunt!

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englishsummerrain 13 Dec 2018

Thanks for your reply, I’m thinking that maybe my body just doesn’t like diazepam. I’m going to speak with my doctor soon to see what my alternatives are.

jwtmmt080214 16 Jan 2020

Are generics are not equal. I am currently going through a very difficult time bc of this. The new generic I am on is no more than a sugar pill with bad side effects. I had been on my medication for over a decade, off and on, and they worked perfectly! All you have to do is a simple google search: other generic clonazepam not working like teva. Solco not working like teva clonazepam, accord not working as well as teva clonazepam etc etc etc. Do not let someone tell you it is in your head bc they are all the same, bc they aren't!!! I went in for a urine screen after I received my new mylan clonazepam. I was only about 3 days into my script, and I was telling my doctor, look this brand just isn't working for me. The new ones were throwing me into acute wd. While I was talking to my doctor, his nurse pulled him into the hallway, to notify him that I had no clonazepam in my system.

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When he told me this, I said, "I believe it"! Tbh, I would be more shocked if i tested positive for benzos, bc right now, and for the last 3 days, I feel as though I have not had any benzo in my system! I said, "I need this medicine"! If it was working, I would be taking it and not saying a word! I pointed out how many yrs I had been on Teva, and that I not a once had a urine screen show that I wasn't taking my medication. I said, don't you think this is a pretty weird coincidence?? The first time I get a diff brand, all these issues arise. At this point he had no argument, but I wasn't going to let him have even a shred of doubt, that I hadn't taken my med, plus I didn't want that on my medical record. So I said, how bout this? I took my pill bottle out of my purse, and took a pill out. I showed him the front and the back of the pill so that he could see that it was indeed my clonazepam. I said, I will take this pill sitting right here with you to witness, (I even asked if his nurse could witness it as well.) I then told them what my availability would be the next day, so I could come in and do another urine screen. In front of my doctor, and his nurse I took the pill, and told them I would see them tomorrow. I went back in the following day and took my urine screen, and as I knew it would be, it was NEGATIVE for benzodiazepines!!! That had to be a good lesson for that doctor! I have been through every single other generic there is. Actavis is the best, but still sucks. With that being said,
I am switching to Valium. This whole issue has left me so scared of getting bad generics in all my medications now. I guess pharmacies are just going the cheapest route at our expense.

WildcatVet 16 Jan 2020

"FDA requires generic drugs to have the same active ingredient, strength, dosage form, and route of administration as the brand-name drug.
The generic manufacturer must prove its drug is the same (bioequivalent) as
the brand-name drug.
All manufacturing, packaging, and testing sites must pass the same quality
standards as those of brand-name drugs.
Many generic drugs are made in the same manufacturing plants as the
brand-name drugs."
"A generic medicine works in the same way and provides the same clinical benefit as its brand-name version. This standard applies to all FDA-approved generic medicines. A generic medicine is the same as a brand-name medicine in dosage, safety, effectiveness, strength, stability, and quality, as well as in the way it is taken and should be used.

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Generic medicines use the same active ingredients as brand-name medicines and work the same way, so they have the same risks and benefits as the brand-name medicines
Generic Drugs Fact Sheet
Generic Drug Facts Handout (PDF -144KB)
The FDA Generic Drugs Program conducts a rigorous review to make sure generic medicines meet these requirements. In addition, FDA conducts 3,500 inspections of manufacturing plants a year, ensuring compliance with the agency's regulations on good manufacturing practices."
And yes, I do believe the FDA is not a figment of someone's imagination.

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