This is one of the reasons why I love the drugstore. The shelf life of the generic version of gabapentin is usually 3-5 months, whereas the brand version is shelf-stable for 1 year.
I remember this being one of the first time I picked up a gabapentin prescription. I was having a lot of trouble sleeping (and I didn’t like the generic version), so I decided to pick up a brand. I was pretty nervous because I knew that some people who are taking gabapentin in a way that can screw with your sleep, would be taking this to get some extra benefits. I thought I might pick up some kind of pseudo-sleep aid with it.
The generic version of gabapentin is a fast-acting sedative that may come with a few side effects in the form of drowsiness and drowsiness. The brand version, however, is shelf-stable for at least a year (but I can’t tell by the way my doctor’s word was on it). So when I picked up my gabapentin prescription, I was prepared to take it for a bit longer.
After all, I’m not just talking about the generic version. I’m talking about the prescription version of gabapentin. The generic version is in pill form with a generic label. The brand version is in capsule form with a brand-name label. The gabapentin I bought was in the generic form and it cost me $30. The brand gabapentin cost me $80. Both are generic.
What you see in the picture above is the generic version of the generic version of gabapentin. You are looking at the pill form. The capsule form isn’t the same. That is the brand version. The capsule form of gabapentin is a brand name, not a generic. And because its a brand name, the pills can be generic.
This is a very common mistake people make when they buy generic medications. They are really just the same brand name pill, just packaged a little differently.
This is another common mistake people make when they buy generic medications. You see, because the generic is a generic, while the real brand name is a brand name, the pills arent actually the same. It doesn’t matter anyway, because the generic pill is not the same as the real brand name pill.
When you go around the grocery store and look at the bottles of over-the-counter painkillers and ask the pharmacist what they are, you are likely to get the answer, “Well, that’s just one brand.
Yeah, because the generic is a generic, the brand name pill isnt actually the pill. The brand name pill is the pill. And because the generic is the medication, the brand name pill isnt the medication. So its like saying that the generic is the product, and the brand name is the packaging. This is probably best summed up by the story of the toothpaste maker.
The fact that brand names have an expiration date is not that new. It has been around for a very long time. So it makes sense that generic drugs have an expiration date too. One of the oldest brands is EpiPen, a drug used to treat severe allergic reactions to medication. The drug is typically kept on the shelf for a year after its original expiration date, but you can buy it in different colors and flavors.