I want to take welbutrin and effexor not generic how do I do this?
Medicine - Can I ask my pharmacist for name brand drugs or does it have to be my doc?
Question posted by kaw06 on 28 Sep 2013
Last updated on 26 February 2018
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6 Answers
Pansy404
28 Sep 2013
The pharmacist will dispense what the doctor writes on the prescription. If you don't want generic ask your doctor to write Effexor on the prescription. If he writes venlafaxine then the pharmacist will dispense the generic usually.
It is the doctor you need to ask. Make sure he writes Effexor on prescription.
kaismama
28 Sep 2013
He would also have to check the little box that says do not substitute.
juie
30 Sep 2013
Hello again.
I didn't mean that you could never get the "brand" but if the drug's patent has expired a number of years ago, other drug companies can make what they say is the same drug -- I heard somewhere that it has to be at least 80% equal to the original. I will look this up.
If several companies are now making it, the price competition begins and the generic is cheaper, sometimes substatially. Usually substantially, but not always -- if the patent just expired recently. Since the original company made a substantial investment in Rand D, they need or want to get it back, plus a profit.
Personally, I will not pay over $50 for my Adderall when I can get the generic amphetamine salts for $11. It is up to you, but keep your doctor in the loop always, and contact the insurance company to find out the price difference.
Good Luck.
litlin
26 Feb 2018
My doctor has written a prescription for Norco 5-325 brand name only. I can't find a pharmacy that will fill it. The pharmacy wholesaler or distributier doesn't have Brand available. Does anybody know if the brand for Norco is named something else? Can anyone help!
brunettescorpio
28 Sep 2013
When I wanted brand name medication because I had problems with side effects from the generic medication, my insurance company told me I had to get the doctor to write the prescription to say "brand name only".
kaismama
28 Sep 2013
I think that if you ask for brand they will give it to you, but it can make a difference in insurance payments, if your doc didn't write it.
Dumpster Diver
28 Sep 2013
Yes, but as k. described you can get brand name- but your insurance
won't like it or cover it..Good Luck to you``dd``
juie
29 Sep 2013
Even if your doc did write the brand name, the insurance companies I have had will charge much more for brand names, if you don't accept their generic.
kaw06
29 Sep 2013
That's what I'm afraid of, I practically had to threaten a life to get my abilify! Thank you all for the much needed info in gonna start at my pharmacy and work my way down!, :^]
Factfinder411
28 Sep 2013
I never had a doctor write for generic it's always been brand than they give generic unless you request brand or they don't make generic.
bhouse
28 Sep 2013
Ask the pharmacist about your prescription. How it was written? Sometimes, the doctor will put the name brand on the prescription and the pharmacist will fill it with the generic brand. The prescription usually has on there that generic can be used.
MacIntosh12
28 Sep 2013
Hi kaw06,
I believe your doc must write a DAW prescription, "draw as written" is what it stands for, in other words NO generics!
Have a great day,
Lara
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