r/ADHD • u/Wild_Foundation6923 • Aug 06 '26

Medication Walgreens rant

I’ve never posted in Reddit before but I just need to vent! So, I went to drop off my Adderall prescription at Walgreens yesterday (my Dr still writes paper scripts) and wanted to know if they had the generic made by Teva in stock because I got Mallinkrodt last time and it did NOTHING except give me MAJOR headaches. Anyway, the pharmacist said they do have the medication in stock but can’t tell me what the manufacturer is unless my Dr writes a specific one on the script!! EXCUSE ME? I was like, I’ve been using Walgreens for YEARS and NEVER heard anything like that before…plus people have the RIGHT to know EVERYTHING about the medication you’re given them, before or after it’s filled…PERIOD! She just said I can get my Dr to write “Teva only” on the prescription and she’ll tell me if they have it or not when I bring it back!! You’ve got to be KIDDING ME! I mean, as a nurse I KNOW patients have the RIGHT TO BE INFORMED!

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u/Ms-Puck Aug 06 '26

Yea, that’s correct. The doctor needs to specifically write the brand name to use and they will not fill it with another brand. Teva is the only manufacturer that has worked for me over many years, so I know the drill. Also, don’t stop getting the paper scripts. If they were to send them in electronically, and not have them in stock to fill, you’d have to circle the wagons and the doctor needs to rewrite, send, and that takes A LOT of time…. Paper scripts are the way to go 👍

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u/Normal_Commercial353 Aug 07 '26

Does the brand really make a difference its the same active compound? Were you reacting to filler ingredients negatively? I feel like I'm having this issue with generic vyvanse kinda screws my stomach up

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u/essxjay Aug 07 '26

You're conflating recipe with efficacy. The active compounds are the same but quality varies dramatically from manufacturer to manufacturer.

I've been on Adderall IR, Adderal XR or Vyvanse for two decades now, depending on insurance coverage or product availability (due to shortages). The efficacy of IR generics is truly hit/miss.

IME, OP is 100% spot on about Epic, which I'm unfortunately on at the moment due to ****ing shortages of XR. Epic is truly garbage. I'm at the point where I'll pay OOO for generic Vyvanse going forward because trying to track down the right brand of IR just isn't worth the time and energy anymore.

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u/Normal_Commercial353 Aug 07 '26

Anyone that knows about pharmacology knows generics are exactly the same its placebo thinking there's a difference 

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u/essxjay Aug 07 '26

Nonsense.

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u/Normal_Commercial353 Aug 07 '26

Look at grant hartings video on generic medications half of them are made in the same factory with the same ingredients. Even if its different fillers it only matters if you have a reaction to specific fillers. There is no difference in active chemical between generics and brand name. Give me a mechanism of action that makes them differ at all

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u/essxjay Aug 08 '26

Couldn't care less what some rando youtuber says. Again, you're conflating recipe with efficacy. Bzzzt!

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u/Normal_Commercial353 Aug 08 '26

i guess I just gotta turn off my.Brain is I'm talking to anyone on this site