Generic Fluoxetine Information

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Generic versions of the Fluoxetine drug like the original is commercialized in capsule, tablet, and liquid form. Prozac Weekly (a long-acting version of fluoxetine) is still protected by a patent and is not yet available in a generic form.These generic versions of fluoxetine are available in different strength and is currently being manufactured by more than ten companies.Following are some of the conditions for which the use of the Fluoxetine medication is approved :
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

The Fluoxetine was introduced to the world by the Eli Lilly and Company.Though the Eli Lilly and Company are the rightful owners of the drug many generic versions have crept up as the patent which binds the drug has expired.However, one would not be able to find generic versions of the Prozac Weekly in the market has it is still held under the patent that will expire only in the year 2017.This is the earliest date that generic Prozac Weekly could be available.

Following are the various strengths in which the generic fluoxetine is available:

Fluoxetine 10 mg capsules and tablets
Fluoxetine 20 mg capsules and tablets
Fluoxetine 40 mg capsules and tablets
Fluoxetine oral solution -- containing 20 mg per 5 mL (20 mg per teaspoonful).

The generic version and the branded version of the drug are promoted in equal footing. Manufacturers of generic drugs have to meet the same FDA requirements as the brand name drugs . In actual practice, it seems consumers are seeing a difference between brand name and generic Prozac.The following statement was issued by a well known psychopharmacologist Ivan Goldberg :
"I will not authorize generic Prozac for any of my patients as there have been numerous reports of people becoming increasingly depressed three weeks after switching form the "real stuff." Because of the long-half-life of Prozac the three week lag is exactly what one would expect if the generic product were inferior to the 'real thing'".

Generic Fluoxetine Information