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Keppra generics, change in manufacturers

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 06:40

Newbie here, first post.  I am a parent of a daughter who is a college freshman away from home.  She takes 1000 mg generic Keppra 2x day to control seizures (tonic-clonic, absence, partial complex) that started 7 years ago when she was 11 (cause of seizures is unknown).  We have to get our long-term prescriptions from Medco, and the generic Keppra she has taken for the past 18 months has been manufactured by Teva.  Medco has just switched manufacturers to Torrent.

Has anyone had any issues with generic Keppra manufactured by Torrent?  We can't be the only ones who have to use Medco.  My daughter has about 20 days left of the Keppra manufactured by Teva, then she will have to switch over.  The switch will happen after her midterms, so she has that going for her. 

Thank you in advance for any input.

Comments

Thru anthem how much is this

Submitted by AprilRamirez on Fri, 2014-05-16 - 03:36
Thru anthem how much is this I have generic only prescriptions on my ins. My doc said daughter needs liquid she's 4 and 1200 a month...

My son had to switch to the

Submitted by Ppana on Fri, 2019-04-19 - 14:50
My son had to switch to the Torrent generic due to the previous generic being discontinued, acc to my pharmacy. Within a week, he had a seizure. He’d been free almost 2 years.

My daughter takes

Submitted by walkerche on Thu, 2019-08-22 - 19:20
My daughter takes Levetiracetam Immediate Release 500 mg tablets by Solco. There is a shortage and I've called tons of pharmacies in our area (Brentwood, Tennessee) with no success. She only has enough of this medication for 2 more days. The last seizure she had almost killed her. She has 4 children under 14-they need a mom. I will travel anywhere to get her this medicine, HELP!

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