New manufacturer
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butter_on_toast
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As far as i know xenical is the brand name generics include orlistat
Xen has never alone been a manufacturer name
Many companies make generics of drugs its nothing to be worried about x
Xen has never alone been a manufacturer name
Many companies make generics of drugs its nothing to be worried about x
PurpleMum
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I think Roche developed it. They called it Orlistat, then called the 120mg Xenical and the 60mg tablets Alli. I think when medical companies develop a drug, they have exclusivity for a certain number of years. I'm guessing that times up now as it's been around since the 90's. Then other companies are able to make it. It will be orlistat, but called something different to xen or alli, by a new manufacturer. Sorry, I'm not good at concise!
PurpleMum
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What a pain. Probably easier to get your GP to change the script to the new manufacturer name. This has happened me with other medication. I literally travelled the country. Eventually a helpful pharmacist advised me that the brand on my script was not being ordered by their chain any longer because the NHS had switched to a cheaper brand. Still had to get through the guard dog, I mean GP receptionist, to get the brand name changed. She didn't believe me, and I invited her to contact the pharmacists. She made me wait a couple of days while she phoned some chemists. Eventually she let me get the Dr to write a new script!Is this why I have travelled round 10 chemists and have still not got my prescription
Hope you have some to keep you going over the weekend.
yes thats right. ive got a green box now. tevo makes orlistat at around 28 pound a box but xenical is still about 50 pound. thats why pharmacys are now going to tevo as there cheaper x
PurpleMum
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If there's more than on GP in the practice, there's no reason one of them can't change the prescription for you.So as I have a repeat prescription of xenical and my gp is on may leave I'm gonna struggle to get it aren't I?!
hobnobsmummy
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I had this problem in the chemist yesterday, my chemist rang round and found some for me eventually and I have to wait till Monday afternoon to collect them. She also said they had changed names, she also said that towards the end of each month its harder to get the prescription due to them only distributing certain amounts at the beginning of each and every month?
