I was switched to Teva clonazepam 0.5mg in 2017 and it worked OK and it was close to Sandoz (best), now it is no longer available. I am now on Actavis which seems to have a shorter duration. I'm in CA, USA. Does,anyone know what is going on with clonazepam generic drugs?
What is the difference between clonazepam by Sandoz & Actavis manufactures.
Question posted by janice47 on 16 Aug 2018
Last updated on 21 February 2020 by buffditto
6 Answers
buffditto
21 Feb 2020
Teva brought back their original formula as of Sept 2019. Ask your pharmacist to order it for you. I was on Sandoz for yrs and Teva is not working well for me at all. I wish Sandoz would bring theirs back as well. :(
WildcatVet
19 Feb 2020
All generic medications contain the same active ingredient(s) as the brand names; the difference may be in the fillers, binders, and coloring agents which can sometimes impede absorption in certain people.
If you find a manufacturer's formulation that works well for you ask the pharmacy to special order it.
Almost all pharmacies will be happy to comply. You may have to pay a few pennies more for it but if it works for you it's worth it.
sandozian
18 Feb 2020
I am also a CA resident and I belong to Kaiser Perm. This is where I get my so-called pharmaceuticals. I say so-called because I am not happy with their clonazepam shortage. I say shortage, because in my experiences due to their changes in generic Klonopin they have adopted a brand I am not familiar with nor have any interest in. Accord Health is slightly better than a sugar pill. I regret to say the whole hospital is dispensing it. Before, they were using Teva USA. Not Tava/Activas another disappointment.
You raise a good question: what the F... is going on with generic pins. It is noteworthy to mention that Kaiser once had Sandoz available upon request. I was getting 1mg. for several years provided I made it 100 percent clear that this was what I wanted - ONLY. Why? Simply because Sandoz proved to be the real deal in which I could actually feel take affect. How about that! Notice I said could FEEL. Even after many years probably due to the fact I did not over due the dosage. I stuck to two milligrams like a good patient should. Even a single dose would be enough since Sandoz is a winner in my drug vocabulary. Why they folded, for the most part is beyond me. So if anyone knows why Sandoz is no longer readily around please let us know? I suppose I could find out on line but the Teva I have to special ordered has made me lazy.
(not really)
A fellow Sandozian
Ghostbusters
21 Jan 2019
So I just switched from Xanax 2mg 3x a day to clonazepam 2mg 3x day. Alprazolam had to short of half-life and was experiencing interdose withdrawal. Clonazepam so much better. I used to get Teva, which we all know is no longer available, so last time I got Actavis which worked great. I wanted to try Sandoz but couldn’t find it, all I could find was NorthStar. Sandoz and Northstar have the same identical imprint E65, so I dug a little deeper, Northstar is made by Sandoz for Northstar. You can read it on any of the packaging. It was weird because there were hardly any reviews at all on Northstar, I read one bad one but the same person praized Sandoz. So now know Northstar is Sandoz, with same markings and all, just distributed by Northstar. And they have been working great.
JodyJ5211
22 Jan 2019
Ghostbusters .. THANK YOU !! For your feedback on clonazepam by Northstar. I got Accord my last RX. It was extremely Horrible. Raised my Blood Pressure, Raised my Blood Sugar, Severe Panic Attacks that caused me to take my Heart and Blood Pressure meds again, for the 2nd time in a 12 hour period. I then had to take Nitro and a handful of aspirins to bring me out of back to back Severe Panic Attacks. Even though I bottomed out on my Blood Pressure Pills but that only lasted for about a half an hour !! Accord Is Horrible. I found A page that said? They ARE a Benzodiazapine Withdrawal Medication! I went to look for it again to book mark that page? GONE !!
Long story short? I Called my pharmacy today. I told them what Accord did to me. They got me Northstar brand. I have not took one yet. Tomorrow that begins. I have been on clonazepam for over 14+ years with Chronic Severe Panic Anxiety Disorder. IF for some reason the Northstar brand does not work? A call to my Dr. tomorrow for an Appointment and Medically Necessary for me to go to the brand name Klonopin. I am Not caring .. I will Pay out of Pocket !! A Horrible shame what these Pharma' Co's are doing !! Thank you for your input on Northstar. Fingers Are Crossed !!
Ghostbusters
22 Jan 2019
Jody no problem. I’m sure this is going to be a shock to everyone as well seeing how they discontinued Teva, but Sandoz is no longer making Clonazepam or Alprazolam. I just got off the phone with them. From what I was told the Northstar clonazepam will still be available but directly by Sandoz. Sandoz will be making it only for Northstar to distribute. For all the Xanax 2mg users that means no more of the GG 249 bars, as Northstar does not manufacture or provide them at all. So for clonazepam it’s either going to be Northstar or Actavis which in my opinion both work very well. Unfortunately I don’t have the ability to get name brand Klonopin due to financial costs. I havnt tried Accord, never heard of them, and I wouldn’t go near Mylan, I learned that over 10 years ago with the Alprazolam they made. I just got my Rx for Northstar a few days ago and haven’t had any issues with it. Best of luck!
allsugar50
16 Sep 2018
They are all sugar pills with a different formula. Forcing people to get off benzos... Teva brand clonazepam for 8 years(4mg per day) for seizures. Per call to Teva, they bought out Activas and Teva said they are using Activas formula now. So No, Just got Teva brand after they said they quit making it. It was a sugar pill, had a bad reaction. Weird from one month to the next of no problems then bad reaction. The lady at the CVS pharmacy showed me the medication (said TEVA greed pill 833) before I got it. Looked like TEVA but had a bad reaction to it. 1st time that happened in over 8 years. Just because it looks the same doesn't mean it is the same. Had the same reaction to another brand Accord. Somethings up.
janice47
16 Sep 2018
Always read the pill #s and letters on it & pill color so you can tell which generic brand you are taking.. all pills have ID numbers &/or letters or both.. if its not working be sure & tell your doctor & pharmacist
.good luck!!
Dystonia patient
19 Sep 2018
Wrong. Perhaps to wean people who take for no good reason.
True clonazepam is for things including painful, dangerous seizures.
Not for fun,
Inactive
16 Aug 2018
My clients take Teva Clonazepam for ages without too much problems. When they had been switched to Actavis Clonazepam, they started to have headache, dizziness, weight gain complaints. I don't have the whole picture of all of the generic manufacturers of this Rx, but Mylan had been discontinued by the FDA in this May. As to all of the changes of generic manufacturers, there are quite some number of changes of manufacturers lately that I am losing track of.
janice47
17 Aug 2018
Teva is discontinued, & apparently bought Actavis Manufacture.. I'm in CA, USA... So I am on that one now for the past few months. Originally when I was prescribed Clonazepam, it was produced by Eon Corp. They sold out to Sandoz, & than only Teva was available for years, until March or April 2018. And than switched to Accord, & now to Actavis. However Actavis is not always available so again Accord, or Mylan available depending on what my
pharmacy can get.. Do u know what's going on with these benzodiaspine drugs? I'm on 0.5 mg... Clonazepam 3.5 daily
Gene toyota
2 Jan 2019
Yes as you said Teva bought Activis . Accord brand works good, but strangely Activis for klonopin generic brand is useless . I'm stuck with it for a month ,that's if I can find accord brand. I guess no more Teva . I'm not crazy its definitely not the same ingredients! Activis is terrible.
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