TY - JOUR
T1 - Choosing a medication brand
T2 - Excipients, food intolerance and prescribing in older people
AU - Page, Amy
AU - Etherton-Beer, Christopher
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Multiple brands of the same active ingredient may be available for the same strength, administration route and dose form. Generic brands needs to demonstrate bioequivalence to the originator brand, but the appearance of the generic and originator brands are not required to match. This variation is possible because different brands may vary in the excipients used in the formulation. Excipients are inactive ingredients, and typically make up about 90% of the formulation of an individual medication. Individual preferences or requirements may affect tolerance of particular excipients, such as the use of animal products. The different appearance of brands can affect medication management for some people. This review discusses the potential for excipients to alter the individual response to or tolerance of a medication brand.
AB - Multiple brands of the same active ingredient may be available for the same strength, administration route and dose form. Generic brands needs to demonstrate bioequivalence to the originator brand, but the appearance of the generic and originator brands are not required to match. This variation is possible because different brands may vary in the excipients used in the formulation. Excipients are inactive ingredients, and typically make up about 90% of the formulation of an individual medication. Individual preferences or requirements may affect tolerance of particular excipients, such as the use of animal products. The different appearance of brands can affect medication management for some people. This review discusses the potential for excipients to alter the individual response to or tolerance of a medication brand.
KW - Brands
KW - Excipients
KW - Generic medications
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85032657868&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.11.001
DO - 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.11.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29169573
AN - SCOPUS:85032657868
VL - 107
SP - 103
EP - 109
JO - Maturitas
JF - Maturitas
SN - 0378-5122
ER -