What is the difference between generic Tenuate (Regenon) and branded Tenuate?
The active ingredients in generic pills are chemically identical to the branded alternatives. Medications are partly made up of inactive ingredients which help formulate the active ingredient (diethylpropion) into a tablet or capsule. Different manufacturers may employ different inactive ingredients and this is why Tenuate pills vary in shape and appearance. Inactive ingredients may also have an effect on factors such as how quickly the drug is absorbed into your body. When drugs are launched they are released under a patent protection which restricts other pharmaceutical companies from manufacturing and selling the medication until after the patent has expired. This is to protect the investment that the pharmaceutical company initially made in research and development before the drug was launched. Once the patent has expired other companies may apply to produce their own versions of the drug A generic is considered as safe as its brand-name alternative. No drug is allowed on the marke
