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Generics: Important Statement From The American Academy Of Neurology | December 19, 2025

The American Academy of Neurology reports:

“The AAN opposes generic substitution of anticonvulsant drugs for the treatment of epilepsy without the attending physician’s approval.

The FDA has allowed for significant differences between name-brand and generic drugs.

This variation can be highly problematic for patients with epilepsy.

Even minor differences in the composition of generic and name-brand anticonvulsant drugs for the treatment of epilepsy can result in breakthrough seizures.”

Please read this article. It’s from those who know best and truly have OUR interests at heart!

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Resource:

The New York Times

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/package…angenerics.pdf

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4 Comments »

  1. Effie Erhardt's avatar

    Thanks for info about *New Meds many of us are waiting for. Have A Blessed Holiday ans 2026, Phylis.Effie Jane

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    Comment by Effie Erhardt — December 22, 2025 @ 10:42 PM

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  2. Jeffrey Lee Hatcher's avatar

    The article is from 2006. In spite of the hostility of some government interests towards healthcare, things may have improved. I went onto generic lamotrigine XR a few months ago and never notice the faintest effect.

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    Comment by Jeffrey Lee Hatcher — January 16, 2026 @ 11:13 AM

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  3. Phylis Feiner Johnson's avatar

    Jeffrey, The fact still remains that 1/3 of generics are comprised of unknown fillers.

    (That being said, I’m on generic lamotrigine XR, too.)

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    Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — January 16, 2026 @ 11:17 AM

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    I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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