Could I be allergic to generic meds?
Oct. 6th, 2023 12:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alias_sqbrAsking outside my health filter since this is less a personal thing and more a general question of science.
Recently I've tried a bunch of blood pressure meds with different mechanisms/chemical properties and had what seemed to be a similar allergic reaction to almost all of them. Pondering if there's some underlying cause, it occured to me that they were all from the same generic meds company Apotex.
So now I'm wondering if it's worth asking specifically for the name brand version and seeing if I have an allergic reaction to that, or if that's likely to be a waste of time and money.
I'd ask my doctor but she's on holiday for two weeks. Though I could make an appointment with someone else as a stop-gap, or ask the chemist/pharmacist. Still, that's a lot of trouble for a question that might have a simple yes/no answer so I thought I'd see if anyone else here knows first.
The meds I had an allergic reaction were amlodipine/Norvasc, Tritace/Ramipril and Candesartan.
I have been on another unrelated Apotex reflux med for years, but also have had varying general, if less extreme, allergic Stuff going on for my whole life that could mask any effect from that. And different types of meds use different fillers, which would have to be the thing I was allergic to.
I tried looking up the exact ingredients but the specific relevant meds didn't have anything available.
I have had noticeable reactions to generic meds in the past, though that was just the med not working at all rather than an allergic reaction.
So yeah! idk! A box of the name brand version of one of the blood pressure meds would be like $30, so it's not the end of the world if I try it and fail. I'll definitely ask for the name brand version of my reflux med next time I refill that, since why not.
I looked up whether generic drugs can cause allergic reactions and just saw that it is very rare. So idkkkk.
Recently I've tried a bunch of blood pressure meds with different mechanisms/chemical properties and had what seemed to be a similar allergic reaction to almost all of them. Pondering if there's some underlying cause, it occured to me that they were all from the same generic meds company Apotex.
So now I'm wondering if it's worth asking specifically for the name brand version and seeing if I have an allergic reaction to that, or if that's likely to be a waste of time and money.
I'd ask my doctor but she's on holiday for two weeks. Though I could make an appointment with someone else as a stop-gap, or ask the chemist/pharmacist. Still, that's a lot of trouble for a question that might have a simple yes/no answer so I thought I'd see if anyone else here knows first.
The meds I had an allergic reaction were amlodipine/Norvasc, Tritace/Ramipril and Candesartan.
I have been on another unrelated Apotex reflux med for years, but also have had varying general, if less extreme, allergic Stuff going on for my whole life that could mask any effect from that. And different types of meds use different fillers, which would have to be the thing I was allergic to.
I tried looking up the exact ingredients but the specific relevant meds didn't have anything available.
I have had noticeable reactions to generic meds in the past, though that was just the med not working at all rather than an allergic reaction.
So yeah! idk! A box of the name brand version of one of the blood pressure meds would be like $30, so it's not the end of the world if I try it and fail. I'll definitely ask for the name brand version of my reflux med next time I refill that, since why not.
I looked up whether generic drugs can cause allergic reactions and just saw that it is very rare. So idkkkk.
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Date: 2023-10-07 10:19 am (UTC)Thank you this is very useful!