Florinef Discontinued++++++++++++++++++

[friday]

I just read this at:http://www.cfids.org/about/whats-new.asp

Medicine Discontinued

King Pharmaceuticals? has decided to discontinue the manufacture of FLORINEF? Acetate (Fludrocortisone Acetate Tablets, USP). Read all the details at http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/shortages/florinef.pdf

[Ernie]

Hi,

I hope that the generic are as effective has the original. What a shock!

[wareagle]

All I've ever taken is the generic so I can't compair it to the name brand...but I've taken it for almost 3 yrs. now and from what I can gather it works the same. Pharm. companies often do this with drugs when there are a lot of generics available b/c it gets to expensive for them to compete...same thing happened with my b/c pill. It ***** trying something new...I'm leary of generics too. Hope everyone is okay with the change. Perhaps another company will pick it up and start producing it...that happens sometimes too.

[Lukkychrm42]

I'd imagine that they probably just decided not to go for their patent again, and I doubt they'd do it if it was performing better than the generics, otherwise the $$$ would likely be worth it.

I only ever tried the generic, too. Since it's prescribed for other illnesses, I wouldn't worry about it disappearing altogether.

[OCsunshine]

I do understand the panic. Yikes!!

I am very sensitive to meds and most generic meds don't work for me. However, I have taken the generic florinef in the past and have noticed no problems. So, there's an ounce of encouragement for ya!

[SunsetParadise49]

Wow! Thanks for letting us know!

[flop]

That's interesting - my Fludrocortisone tablets (in the UK) are sold under the brand-name "Florinef" but they are made by Bristol-Myers Squibb in France!

In the UK doctors prescribing under the NHS (almost all prescriptions) have to write generic drug names and are only allowed to prescribe brand-names of certain drugs. This means that the pharmacist can supply which ever generic they stock and often means that my prescriptions are different brands each time - hasn't seemed to cause me any problems in general so far.

Flop

[thejohnsongang]

I too have only taken the generic form and have had no problems. It is such a widely used medication that I can't see them stopping it all together. Hopefully those with very sensitive issues to medication ( like myself most times) can find a generic that works for them.

I had that problem with the midodrine. When I switched insurance companies my new company wouldn't pay for the brand name. Most of the generic midodrine tablets I had problems with until my pharmacy finally found one that didn't bother me. He now orders only that generic brand for me and keeps it in stock since he knows I will always be getting more it has never been an issue. Maybe for those that are sensitive to the generic Florinef can find a pharmacy to work with them like mine does.

[ellen]

I switched from Florinef to fludrocortisone (generic) a few years ago because of my insurance , and noticed no difference.