Adderall Manufactured By Teva Not Working (Page 4)
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I have had two refills of Adderall 20 mg that was manufactured by Teva/barr (Teva) and it seems to have much less medication in each pill. Refills by another manufacturer work. This is ridiculous, and where do we report Teva and who can check each pill for amount for medication? I would gladly donate some of my worthless ones to the FDA?

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Re: Prescribed for ADHD (# 1218)

Great points. I completely agree--the FDA/DEA/Big Pharma/Big Cannabis (yes, this now exists in states that regulate the stuff) may very well be working in collusion to make Schedule 2's useless and crappy, since the vast majority of opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants are all off patent and will therefore not make bank for shareholders.

The DEA has authorized vast increases of raw materials for the manufacture of cannabinoids and psychedelics, with the continued decrease of active ingredients for schedule 2 stimulants/benzodiazepines/opioids. This is right in line with the push in mainstream media and online medical advertising for cannabis-as-manna-from-heaven, opioids/benzos as "evil", pain/anxiety/cognitive and executive function issues as "a normal part of life that people must accept", and LSD/MDMA/etc as the " latest frontier" in "medication assisted teletherapy"--It's like the twilight zone!

The trouble is, those orchestrating this b.s. KNOW that it will be difficult to convince people (other than the sadly-increasing demographic of those who are easily brainwashed via media "nudging" or trust corrupted authority more than their own sensory perceptions) to abandon classes of medication known for generations to help pain (opioids), anxiety/insomnia (benzodiazepines), fatigue/executive function (amphetamines).

Nor will they find relief with their replacements--psychedelics and cannabinoids ad nauseum, as well as "me too" patents of gabapentinoids, orexin antagonists, melatonin receptor agonists, next-generation neuroleptics, and everything else and the kitchen sink from the phunny pharm phactory in India or China.

In a fair world and a fair market, medicines would contain the right amount of active ingredient, and inactive ingredients would not impair bioavailability or cause negative health consequences. Doctors would prescribe with the goal of improving the patient's health/quality of life and stopping their suffering, without interference. The patient would come first.

In that situation, doctors and patients would continue to utilize what had worked for generations of sufferers. Big Pharma's new meds would largely prove ineffective or even dangerous, and shareholders would be s&!+ out of luck.

But we live in a clown world dystopia of regulatory capture and BigTech "social" media hiveminds. Critical thinking--instead of blindly trusting and parroting the (paid-off) "experts"--is itself seen as a dangerous malady.

In our world, shareholder wealth is paramount. Successfully treated patients taking established medication known for decades to not harm other bodily systems are detrimental to increasing profit. In fact, the last thing that those who line their pockets in the illness industry want is a population who have easy access to comprehensive, safe and consistent treatments for their pain, fear, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia, or executive function/impulsivity issues.

In this scenario, the strategy is assured to work: Vilify Schedule 2 medications and assume the patients who need them are disbelieved. Make them difficult to obtain due to quotas, fearful doctors and pharmacists, and insurance/legal logistics, while advertising the new drugs and rewarding doctors who talk them up. If this still isn't enough, tampering with effectiveness of these entire classes of medications will force the patients' hand in giving them up out of frustration, nailing the old-school med coffin closed. The patients then have no choice but to buy the newly patented, quickly FDA approved and DEA compliant, potentially illness-worsening or promoting snake oil. As with so much else nowadays, the house cleans up while everyone else loses.

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Re: Cyr (# 1320)

"At the root of this issue is that the FDA relies on testing data and information provided by the pharmaceutical companies themselves. “It’s as if the fox is allowed to give security advice to the chicken farmer,” says Mr. Renfro."

The main issue is NOT that the generic companies are immune to the liability. Rather, the main issue is that the FDA blindly assumes the generics are of equal quality and efficacy. Main issue #2 is that the plaintiff needs to establish that the generic was NOT identical to the FDA brand ie that an independent lab analyst did a chemical analysis finding manufacturer alterations from the FDA approved drug. THAT becomes a fraud case and it's a different ball game. The plaintiff attorneys could have re-sued on THAT basis, or perhaps sued the others, such as the prescribing physician.

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Investigative journalism exposing a cover up, and class action law suits with billions $ in settlement fees are historically the only avenues to seek accountability in big pharma. This is old news, it's been happening for decades, the FDA cannot and will not enforce a zero fraud tolerance policy effectively; Congress won't touch it because big pharma puts candidates into office. It's always about $$$. Expose fraud, lawyers sue, they settle, lawyers get rich, the drug company still comes out ahead, consumers are screwed. Old story.

Adderall Supply Delays Likely to Continue for 2-3 Months, Teva Says

- FDA is now listing ADHD drug in shortage on its website
- At least seven companies experiencing supply challenges

https:/­/­www.bloomberg.com/­news/­articles/­2022-10-07/­teva-expects-adderall-supply-delays-to-continue-for-2-3-months

The drug has been in short supply since at least August, an issue that started this summer with a labor shortage at Teva, which supplies more Adderall in the US than any other company. Teva sells both the branded and generic products, and demand for the drug is at an all-time high.

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Re: G (# 1322)

I have 1 20mg and some 30 mg. I guess I will have to provide contact info when I report to FDA. Is it better to call or report online. I think I did report online months ago before the backorder ended

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I have found that the post"backorder" generis Adderall by Teva are ineffective. I first took the 20mg in August. They did not work at all. I tried the 30 mg in September. They were a lute better but not enough to overcome my executive dysfunction or get me out of my house. I took the brand name for 18 years then they became too expensive so I had to switch to generic. Doctor upped my dose from 50mg IR daily to 60 mg daily. In 2021 I was given Lannett and they were adequate. I have had nothing but trouble in 2022. Mallinkrodt, then Camber which not only did not work but made me sick. Searching for a pharmacy that would take a new Adderall customer was difficult but I found one who had the Teva only to be greatly disappointed. Something is not right

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Re: Dakota (# 1321)

Mannnnnnn. TEVA, and all the others too!!! I think something reeeeeaaal fishy is going on…. I’m on my 4th brand and none of them do a thing anymore. Since APRIL!!

So sad. I can’t do any task over 5 minutes. I try to work but I turn around a go home. Haven’t left my house in 2 months. If I find out something is going on where the active ingredient is not working, or they’re skimping the pills of it; it’s gonna be a huge law suit coming from me!!

And by the way, if you have any extra TEVA pills my FDA contact has requested a sample for testing. They reached out to me about this when I complained! And I don’t have any more of their pills left!

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Anyone else feel lately that Teva brand Adderall doesn't work? Previously it worked great, before that insane backorder they had. I got Sandoz for a month and it was better than anything I've had. Now I can't find it and Teva is back in stock but it's just making me feel sick, all side effects, no benefit. It doesn't feel like the same medication at all. I'm tired of explaining why one month I'm a stable functioning person and the next is just the opposite. I won't even touch the Teva anymore, having nothing is better.

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Check this out--

https:/­/­beckerlaw.com/­blog/­supreme-court-rules-generic-drug-makers-not-liable-for-drug-defects/­

FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices

https:/­/­www.fda.gov/­drugs/­pharmaceutical-quality-resources/­facts-about-current-good-manufacturing-practices-cgmps

Report your concerns

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Re: G (# 1316)

People that take opioids for chronic pain have been use to this for quite a while

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Re: Pj (# 1317)

You can find this info on the FDA site.

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If your ndc number at the end of your Teva brand adderall is 02 then it’s generic, if it’s 01 it’s the name brand adderall. The exact same as it always was.

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Re: Bub (# 1287)

You know what I think? I think they started running low of the active ingredient around March/April so they started putting less in each pill to make it last and they finally ran out and now we can’t get any from TEVA…
Makes all sense to me since April is when I started having problems and now they have supply issues……

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Re: Cyr (# 1310)

Still should be reported and looked into/investigated to fix the issue. The company TEVA should have their formula checked and then figure out the problem from there. Could be the ‘CMO’ as you say which is likely true (or TEVA isn’t using enough of it). Either way, that doesn’t change the fact that TEVA pills are not working while other companies are.

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Hey, I am having the same problem as well as a lot of others that I’ve seen doing a google search. I think it’s a big problem and something is going wrong at the manufacturer by chance. I switched to another manufacturer and BAM, the medication started working again. I have NO doubt that there is 100% something wrong with the Adderall generic, DextroAmphetamine Salt Combo, made by TEVA.

I had issues with the 15MG, while a friend had issues with the 30MG. And I see you are having issues with the 20MG. There is something wrong with their formula that needs investigation because my life has been compromised since this started (in April for me).

Will you be willing to work together to get this issue fixed? Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks!!

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Re: Dora (# 1312)

what many do not realize is that a generic can be and i forgot the actual range but if i remember correctly it was up to 10% more active ingredient and up to 15% less active ingredient from the actual brand name. there is a range that generics can be off from the brand name. then on top of that range factor in the inactive ingredients can have different reactions with the active ingredients and you have a recipe for a wide range of effects.

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Please report to the FDA ASAP.

If you have noticed decreased efficacy or adverse affects, I URGE you to report it to the FDA ASAP. We can't get these pharmaceutical companies to stop messing with our meds if we keep our heads down and keep the conversation among the general population - we need to make some noise!

"Voluntary reports are essential for ensuring the continued safety of FDA-regulated products. One or two well documented case reports may provide an early signal of unexpected problems and lead to additional evaluation. This may result in FDA regulatory actions that improve the safety of the products used in patient care each day."

This is the link to report adverse side effects:
accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/index.cfm

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Re: Walo (# 1308)

This is it right here.

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Re: Walo (# 1308)

Very likely true.
But I don't understand why there is no oversight for the CMO

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This webpage just blew my mind given all the problems people are having:

[1] Placebo Pills – Adderall (10mm Orange)

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Everywhere on Medschat people are saying nothing works.. maybe Lannett. But everyone is dissatisfied with every brand.

A CMO is a chemical manufacturing organization. Many generic manufacturers get their active ingredient from a CMO. So it's like buying oregano thinking it's cannabis... Perhaps the active ingredients being supplied are all crap.

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