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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Placebo Affect is alive and well.

Funny how many people get hooked on Generic Vs Brand.

Even though ALZA's patent doesn't expire until 2018, due to a legal settlement, Watson Laboratories is allowed to sell an "authorized generic" version of Concerta.
 
This means that ALZA supplies Watson with brand-name Concerta tablets, which Watson packages and sells as a generic drug. Therefore, this generic version is exactly like the brand-name drug in every way, other than it being sold as a generic.

PLACEBO EFFECT.  You can spend your money as you wish.[/quote]

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I am an adult whom had used the capsule version of ALZA 27 for several years and was switched to the "real" generic (I did take the exact looking product as a "generic" for several months with no noticeable affects) several months ago. This "generic" product looks totally different - it's a much larger, solid pill which is shaped more like a vitimin.

It did not seem to work as well or last as long.  It appears that the "time" release does not work as "smoothly" (not delivered as consistantly), it does not work as well (not as effective) nor does it last as long (seems to wear off an hour or so sooner).

I recently had a script filled out of state (on vacation) and received what looks like the type I originally used.  It took me almost a week to "re-adjust" to it (similar to what I experienced when I first started using Concerta) - this type definitely works better and lasts longer.

I would assume that anyone else that used both would notice that they do not work identically.[/quote]

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