Antidepressant generic gets OK
A cheaper, generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Wellbutrin XL antidepressant is just as safe and effective as the original drug, despite complaints from some patients, the Food and Drug Administration said.
The FDA said it received 85 reports from patients who switched from Wellbutrin XL to a cheaper generic by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Impax Laboratories Inc., including 78 who said they slipped back into depression.
Agency scientists reviewed versions of the two drugs and found the data did not show the problems stemmed from any differences between them.
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