Question posted by Twiggy1 on 25 June 2018
Last updated on 27 September 2022 by Chett
Klonopin manufactured by Teva is no longer available. I spoke with the manufacturer and they said they are now replacing it with Actavis.
My pharmacy replaced Teva with Accord and Accord is not working. I have been on it for a month and it's like taking a sugar pill. It's as effective as Mylan.
What can I take that's similar to Teva? This is awful.
That sounds like a question only your doctor can really answer. Now while you are waiting for your appointment I'd ask that question to my pharmacy for suggestion so you can then tell him those suggestion. That will probably help him after considering your issues and other meds to see if one of those suggestion might just work. It's good to use all options that know you.
I'm confused. I've been on Klonopin for about 5 years for treatment of chronic anxiety, and I just filled my prescription on 3/19/21 at CVS. It is most definitely TEVA. This is somewhat of a concern, because I don't want to get "leftovers" from the pharmacy if the TEVA brand has indeed been discontinued. Could it be that certain dosages of the TEVA brand are no longer available? I'm on 0.5 mg. Can someone shed some light on this?
Hi its not discontinued in Salt Lake City because I get Teva clonazepam (Klonopin) 1mg. Personally I think that they are garbage. Take care and be safe.
Hi people I just filled my prescription today and was given green teva brand 1 mg like I use to get a few years ago so I think there back making them . I didn’t even ask I thought it would be the usual r34 activist but nope it’s green says teva one side and 834 on other. The insert said it’s manufactured in Czech Republic
Teva is 100% the same as before. 1000 times supervisor to Activas.
Not true at all
I agree, Kmj523. I now take the 0.5mg TEVA (old formula that was brought back again) and this is how I know it's the same formula from back then. Besides the fact that they have made my anxiety 100% better since coming off of the ACTIVIS/Teva brand, I used to get a bit of reflux in my throat if I didn't take the old TEVA with enough water. I have gotten it twice since I've been on the TEVA. So, yes, it is absolutely the same "old TEVA" as before they started pushing out that ACTIVIS/Teva JUNK! The ACTIVIS/Teva brand completely made me nonfunctional. I was practically bedfast, cried all day, I had horrible symptoms. Happy to be back on the old TEVA again! I'm once again enjoying time with my family and doing much much better! :)
I’m glad to hear some positivity on the new brand. I got scared from other comments and filled my monthly with Actavis which I know eventually won’t be an option. Are the inactive ingredients listed on the new brand? I just wanna be sure they’re identical. And lastly, if you switched from Actavis is there any dosage adjustments you need to make when switching to Teva? I always took 2 and a half .5 mg, kept the larger half and threw the smaller away, my goodness when Teva was discontinued all I could think of was all those halves I threw out.
I want to add that Sandoz and its subsidiaries as well as Mylan and it's subsidiaries quit making clonazepam in late 2018.
Does anyone else have positive feedback about the new Tevas? I’ve been to scared to try them.
I take the 0.5mg and they work great same teva as before actavis was crap along with accord thank you teva
I just got my refill 3 days ago and I feel so much better. They are the same as before, possibly a little more powerful because I fall asleep faster on them but that may just be an adjustment issue. I take the .5 and the first day I got that serene feeling and have been sleeping great, the anxiolytic effects are far greater than the depressogenic effects unlike the Actavis which was far more depressing. I’m so glad they are back so Klonz, I wouldn’t worry about it. Once you fill it, share your experience. I’ll post back in a week when the Actavis will fully be out of my system but so far so good.
Agree!!!
It’s been 11 days now and the new Teva is legit. It’s the same as it was 18 months ago. I feel whole again, no more Actavis, no more drug wearing off after 3-4 hours, no more fragmented sleep, no more waking up w withdrawal waiting for night to take more, no more hangover mornings. I’m back and it’s great., I feel solid.
Just started the 0.5mg Teva and had some anxiety and insomnia. Did any of you notice that you just needed to get used to it? Also does anyone take it everyday? I take mine everyday and have for the last 7 years.
It’s the same as before. If it worked for you before, then it will work
I made the transition from TEVA clonazepam 1mg (green) to ACTIVIS brand in March. Everything went downhill from there. I steadily got worse, having horrible panic attacks. I ended up back on the "old" new TEVA 1mg (green) in September. I have never been able to take a whole pill at once but I was able to break the old TEVA in half because it was scored. Now it's not. I went from September until last night breaking the "new" green unscored TEVA's in half, which I was not getting dosed properly but had to do so until I picked up my 0.5 mg TEVA (yellow with score) yesterday. Started them this morning. So far, I feel a little weird, mostly a little nauseated (just took it an hour ago) but it's probably just me, as I do not like taking new medications, I don't like change. But the ACTIVIS brand that TEVA Pharmaceuticals were putting out were truly doing something to me in a BAD way.
I have gotten better on the green TEVA but since it wasn't scored, it just wasn't safe for me to break it in half and expect to get the proper dose. Praying this 0.5 gets me where I need to be! (Please note that I DO report all side effects to my doctor and TEVA Pharmaceuticals, as I let them know the ACTIVIS brand made my panic and anxiety worse.)
Yes this is happening to me and to other people as well, The old version was made in Israel now it’s being made in Czech republic then re-launch is horrible some people are referring to it as rat poison, since I’ve been taking it for about a month or two now I’ve had extreme panic and anxiety I feel like I’m losing my mind I don’t feel good at all none of the things that I had to deal with wall taking the old formula before they started all the stuff the only thing that we can do at this point is to keep complaining consistently every single day so that someone hears us out because this is not fair to live like this I am losing my life from this
Um... rat poison? That’s unfortunate. I am having the complete opposite of your situation. For me they are the same and they work so so so much better than any other manufacturer. They are the same as last time, for me anyway.
Zinniaz they are the same for me as well! Work better than the Actavis! I'm thankful TEVA decided to relaunch the old TEVA formula. I had very nasty side effects when they were putting out the Actavis brand. Here's to all of us feeling better!
They actually have started the process of reintroducing their original generic due to an overwhelming amount of requests.
They have to now get them to distributors, and the TEVA rep said there’s just a few technical processes that take some time for them to get to shelves. But basically they are making them again.
AND ACCORD IS ABSOLUTE PURE S#1t that is a fact. Absolutely unacceptable and i encourage anybody who has been negatively affected by accord including suffering form WD , then please please fill out the report to the FDA, it’s online and it doesn’t take long.
Accord needs to be investigated; it is not bio equivalent despite what anyone claims. Everyone’s different, and I’m sure there’s many people who have no issue with accord.
For those of us who actually have a tolerance, an overwhelming majority of people are suffering through this inadequate medication.
And To whomever said “generics are equal it’s just placebo “ sorry but you have no idea what you're talking about . - I don’t know who mentioned it I’m not directing this to the original poster either.
But anyway, until I can get TEVA, I actually got anxiety relief from Qualtist generic.
Look up the FDAs orange book. It shows all the companies who make what drug and The equivalence. AA means its active and inactive are the same as The deal brand name. AB means the active is the same but bioequivalence and absorption of the drug isn't as great as brand. I seen the new tevas and have them right in front of me. Tevas old split ones were AA as these ones are AB.
What is your opinion on new Tevas? I can’t get my hands on them. Are they somewhat like old Tevas?
I honestly liked Solco 2mg a lot more than these new ones. I might have to get used to these ones again. Teva's aren't so dissolving as Solco's. I don't like that even 2mg aren't scored though. But I got to give these new Teva's at least a month but I truly suggest you check out the FDA's orange booklet on generics! Hope you get relief my friend!
Thanks for the response. People are saying the new Teva 1mg is absolutely awful-that they are sweating and shaking and feeling sick?! Does that sound accurate?
That’s just it they didn’t bring back the old formula the “old formula“ that they recently re-launched is just The same if not worse than the other generic brands that they had out recently honestly I think it’s worse I feel like I’m losing it a lot of people I know we’re going through the same situation and are bedridden now because they can’t even move their whole bodies hurt muscles hurt everything, all you can do is please as many people as it takes keep calling the one 800 number to tether and complain about the quality they say that it’s the same ingredients but it’s not something is severely wrong.. It’s being made in a completely different country now and I think that they changed how it was before so just be aware it can get very scary
You can't just change the way/list of ingredients it truly doesn't work like that. As well as the process, As for the same Inactive and active ingredients they are 100% the same. From the lactose to the povidone k90 to all of it. Its crazy cause The new Tevas are working for me and I have confirmed the ingredients are 100% the same from the 93 to the Teva imprints.
They are the exact same and I’m so so so so so thankful. My social anxiety goes COMPLETELY away with these. The others took about 4 just to get moderate anxiety relief and never fully helped the social anxiety . The original TEVAs do. And whomever is claiming they are not good anymore - I can’t understand how that is true because it’s not true at all for me. Period point blank, they are EXACTLY LIKE the original!!!
Also, I know what the commenter means regarding the reflux feeling !!! It’s so weird it’s like a minty type of relux feeling and I always would feel if I didn’t swallow enough water along with it. I’m so glad someone else mentioned that.
Anyway, please don’t listen to the random fear mongering. They are perfectly fine.
Today, Sep 17, 2019 I called TEVA at the toll free number listed by one of the posters above in 2018. I am happy to report that according to customer service at TEVA, the TEVA klonopin has been reintroduced by TEVA and they already have the .5mg and 1 mg on the market! THANK YOU TEVA! The one made by Actavis/Teva is not the same as the old green round TEVA 1 mg. Keep calling them and maybe all the pharmacies will carry the TEVA tablet. Unfortunately, the new 1 mg is not scored. Again, thanks to TEVA for listening.
So no 2mg :( damn
They are making all doses available, they are just releasing them at different times.
They have not made them available for dispensing to the Pharmacies yet.
I called my local pharmacy Walgreens. He said they didn't have it. I informed him that Teva has started reproducing it again so he checked his computer and it allowed him to order the 0.5 milligram and said it should be there in a few days. We shall see. If you call your pharmacy it's important to let them know that it's being produced again or else they will just tell you they don't carry it and won't even bother to order it.
TEVA said to be sure to tell your pharmacist the NDC number to order... NDC 00093 3212 05
Teva sent the Actavis brand to Walgreens. I might have ordered too early or Teva might just be getting rid of Actavis stock. Also, I didn't give them the NDC number because I didn't know to do that when I ordered. I'll talk to them today and give them the number.
You may have to tell the Pharmacy to specifically request TEVA Clonazepam formula otherwise they just send what they have available.
Just saying but the new ones arent made in Israel they are made in the Czech Republic. I finally got my hand on the new green non scored ones. Up in the top left is a "new NDC code and new look "quote
Teva is also not making .5mg clonazepam
Actually they are making the .5 mg they are making all strengths but releasing them at different times. .5 mg was released to distributors about a few weeks ago. Not sure if they are available for Pharmacies to order yet since the distributors have protocols and other processes that have to take place before they can allow the Pharmacies to order it. I knew they weren't being made in Israel, I read it somewhere from someone else on here, but wasn't sure where they had decided to produce them.
They have 0.5mg at Walgreen's. Just picked it up.
anyone have luck with the new TEVA in 0.5 or 1mg how are they working do they feel the same ?
Just to let everyone know I have been on 0.5mg of the new teva and they work just fine no different from before at least for me I have been on it front days now and no issues
Just to let everyone know I have been on 0.5mg of the new teva and they work just fine no different from before at least for me I have been on it front days now and no issues
I just called TEVA USA and left them a voice message because they are closed. I will call everyday. I’ve been on Accord for over a year and it does not provide the results — hece, my Dr. prescribes me 1mg, 90 tablets a month.
They re released the 1mg teva generic formula
Yep! I called the day before yesterday and 1mgs generic Teva K-Pins should be in pharmacies in the next few days if not already!
I had Super 1 Pharmacy order 2mg clonazepam for me, i was calling around trying to find something other then Accord. I started on Accord 3 yrs ago. I haven't had the opportunity to try different generics. They said they didn't even have 2mg in stock, i asked him if Teva was available to order for the generic. Since they stocked Accord .5 and 1mg. He ordered them and they have them. I can't pick it up until Tuesday morning. I'm hopeful after thoroughly investigating people's experiences with clonazepam. That since I'm clearly going to be on clonazepam for a long time, I'd like to be consuming the best quality medication possible. After 3 yrs of Accord I'm no longer sleeping all the way through the night. Im on 6mg a day. 4mg should be good enough at night to keep me asleep. I feel like Accord just isn't working anymore like it used to. And I've only been at 6mg for 2 months. 4mg at bedtime for years.
It just stopped working one month. Like it was a different pill. I've always tested positive for benzos. From day one. Still do. Im really looking forward to see if i get the 834 teva or if it's actavis. The pharmacist says the bottle says Teva pharmaceuticals. I'll let you know the morning after next if they gave me teva 2mg clonazepam.
Just had a lengthy conversation with a Teva rep. He said that actually getting the Teva product in our hands could take about 1 month. He said that it’s going through the usual supply chain and that if you can’t get it at CVS then you can try RiteAid, Walmart, or independent pharmacies. Sigh... I needed this stuff yesterday
I was under the impression that the TEVA 1mg. K-Pin is already available. I need to wait for my Accord prescription to end to refill. So the 1mg. is still not at the pharmacy level?
the NDC for the new ones is 00093-3212-05 let me know if anyone finds any im in the Maryland Area
This is crazy. I spend my days on the phone with every pharmacy you could think of I also called Teva pharmaceuticals daily and know
Same guy by his first name that always answers the phone I am suffering really bad and need the 1 mg Teva Clonazepam.
In the Maryland area as well but at this point willing to travel even to different states anything is better than taking this horrible recent brand
Also I was told by one of the Taver pharmaceutical reps that if you can get your pharmacist to call the supplier personally and request a certain brand for their patient that may work but with my trying to do so I didn’t get any luck if anyone gets any luck that way please let us know
Will do! Dam, do you have Accord brand?
Actavis
I just spoke to someone on the 6th and they said that the 1 mg has been shipped out to ALL of the distributors/wholesalers. Said it may not be available for the pharmacy to order and dispense yet because there may be some processes that they have to go through before they can make it available. Said that even though it is an old drug that use to be on the market when they discontinued making it and reintroduced it back it is basically considered a new drug even though it's not. It is their previous formula but is looked at as a new drug because it had been off the market.
Still no 1 mg in pharmacies.
They have re released the 0.5 mg also which I was told the ndc is the same as before 00093-0832-05 and it's the same marking score ect nothing changed just hopenwe get these in the pharmacys fast anyone have any info please share thanks
Anyone know what pharmacy’s?
Still not be released yet for pharmacies to be able to order. Apparently they have protocols and processes that they have to go through when a brand new medication is sent to the distributor, after they do that then they make it available to pharmacies to order from them.
The new non scores tevas are made in Czech Republic
the 1mg and 2mg are not scored anymore because they are meant to be taken as whole from what they told me the 0.5mg still look the same and ill be trying the 0.5 mg of new teva tonight i hope they work as anyone else tried the new ones yet ?
I just called (Aug 6, 2019) and was told it is definitely coming back but the date can't be given out right now. I told him my issues from being off Teva & said Activis and Accord are not the same. He didn't act like I was crazy at all. I think they know. He said that even people on Activis are worried now that their tablets will be discontinued since Teva bought them. I asked why they switched to Activis in the first place & also if the complaints are the reason they are switching back, but I didn't really get an answer to either question.
They have released the 1mg tablet for original teva and will be releasing 0.5mg and 2mg also very soon I hope I need 0.5mg if anyone knows anything let us know thanks
How did you find out? I checked the teva generics website and it shows the "new" ones still. They have that curve and say r34. I am not sure if they're making them look exactly like they used to look, though.
i called Teva USA and they have not shipped yet but in about a week or so, so i would start calling CVS and other pharmacies to try to get them stocked but i hope they look the same the 1 mg should be green and the 0.5mg should be yellow marked 832 and teva on one side the markings might be different im not sure because i have no yet to see one
Shawn I was curious where you live ? I stay in NM/AZ border and I have only got SOLCO. I think SOLCO is just right there with Teva but teva still number one. What is the number you called I Called a 888 number and they told me Clonazepam Teva was not coming back I just called like 12 mins ago.
888-838-2872 (option #3 then option #5) is the number to call I'm in Maryland
@bigbluntman did you call ? If so what did they say or can anyone find out when they will release the 0.5mg and will the look the same any info would be very helpful happy Friday cheers
Please everyone post when they actually get the 2mg Tevas and what pharmacy is stocking them... thank you!
@ klonz and everyone else call tomorrow and ask what the NDC number is i got for the 1mg that is coming out is supposed to be 00093-3212-05 if anyone has any more news please leave a message thanks everyone.
I appreciate everyone’s effort to post information! I talked with reps about 2 days ago who said that TEva 1mg tablets were sent to distributors/ wholesalers called AmeriSourceBergen, Dakota Drug, and NC Mutual. These distributors all vary by region. I did some digging and it looks like Walgreens uses AmeriSource Bergen.
All keep calling TEva to get more information!
Just called customer service again at 1.800.545.8800 option 3 then option 5. 1 mg has gone to wholesalers I mentioned above. She indicated that they have only shipped the 1mg in a 500 count bottle so your pharmacy would need to be cool with ordering a bottle of that size (vs 100 count bottle but don’t forget to ask for a 3 month supply to up the count).
Anyway, I basically said if ordered the pills should be in stores in 1-2 weeks and she said yes. Let’s all keep getting more info— the more the better- thanks to all
Still no 1 mg in Pharmacies anywhere near me. All still showing out of stock or 0.
Just called the 800 # and the guy said they are bringing it back, but still have no manufacturing date. He told me to call back in a couple of weeks. I had called back in March and they told me 60-90 days. Just wanted to update everyone.
Thanks for your comment. They told me the same thing when I called about two months ago and they said they were relaunching their Teva brand clonazepam and it should be on shelves mid to late summer at the latest
Will it be on shelves or will they just start making it or do you think they are making it now. it's almost August has anyone have any updates. They need to hurry up can we talk to someone other then customer service like higher up management of some sort ?
You guys need to keep calling weekly if they are not aware that we are struggling and they might cancel bringing the original formula back. call because they keep pushing the date back TEVA customer service at 888-838-2872 (option #3 then option #5) for customer service to ask them to bring back old formula if they ask you for survey or anything sign up for email notifications or anything, it all helps them to see how many people are really hurting over this awful decision . Last I spoke with a rep was on a Friday and they said i was the third person who they had spoke to all week. To be honest that’s nothing. It’s a three minute call, please just call weekly so we can possibly speed up this process.
Has anyone contacted customer service lately like this week any update on when and If they will be releasing the original formula again they need to hurry up this is crazy
Last time heard from customer service about 10 days ago was mid to late summer they’d bring it back... I totally agree with you... the uncertainty is driving me crazy
i'm going to call again i don't know why they cant give us a date or if they are just Trolling us along with this ... summer is Friday, June 21, 2019 to Monday, September 23, 2019 and is this when they are deciding to make it again ? or if they are going to announce that they will be making it again crazy how big Pharma can decide to just stop making a version of a drug without notice just because of a billions of dollar business decision
I totally agree- had a dream about needing my TEVA’s last night... I would urge you to email customer service and not call... that way we all have something in writing at least-and reps told me they want emails-this forum won’t let me post emails it seems-go to their webpage
Yeah I have a copy of my email also from them have you found out anything even close to teva. I take 0.5mg 2 times a day and also take 20mg lexapro for depression and anxiety 33 years of age
Testing on what ? Doesnt make sense to me unless they are having someone else make it for them
anyone have luck on the new 0.5 mg yet
Switched from TEVA 1mg (green scored) back in March to ACTIVIS. Complete nightmare! Went back on TEVA 1mg (green unscored) 2nd week of September. I only take a half pill at a time so since it was unscored, I wasn't getting the proper dose. Switched to 0.5mg TEVA today (yellow scored). I feel just a little "off" but I feel that's because I'm truly afraid now of this medication since they switched things like they did before. Hopefully I'll even out as the day goes on :) After 6 months of being on that horrible ACTIVIS brand, I'm glad to have the old TEVA back, it works! I hope you've found relief as well!
I myself am suffering nd can’t be without colozpaem and teva brand is the ONLY one that works for me.. I feel sick and even more anxious on any other brand that I have tried .. I pray they will bring it back.. anyone know if it will come back
Gabby1127-they are considering bringing it back but do not have a date yet. Please call TEVA customer service and tell them you are struggling and to bring the old formula back sooner. All you need to do is leave a message if you want:
Call 888-838-2872 (option #3 then option #5) for customer service and demand they bring it back soon. It’s the only way we’re gonna know when/if they’ll bring it back
I called the # Klonz posted yesterday after hours and left them a message. I got a return message today, the rep said on my voicemail that they were hoping that the old formulation will be back in 3-4 months and I should call back in 8 weeks to get a better idea. Sounds like good news to me. Also, honestly I wouldn’t file any more complaints with the FDA, if something goes wrong and they get sued or fined, Teva may discontinue the production of Clonazepam altogether, just a thought.
I don’t know of anyone mentioning to file complaint with the fda?
I did and so did several others. The funny thing, I got a call from Teva asking me a bunch of questions and afterwards they said they’d investigate it and send the results to the FDA. So they’re allowed to police themselves. It’s like the police having a warrant to search your house for drugs and instead calling first and asking you to look around and tell them if you see any and taking your word for it. So shady, no oversight.
I just put in a call to TEVA customer service to try to get the old clonazepam back.
Nothing has worked as well as TEVA for me. Spent $300 for brand name Roche (made in Mexico) and have to take double the dose compared to TEVA with more jitteriness.
Has anyone found something that works? Another benzo? I’d encourage everyone to call TEVA customer service too
I switched to diazepam it helped a lot better I had very bad reactions to other generics of Klonopin. I tried Teva clonazepam ODT two months ago I became very ill as I had taken it before just not at the dose I needed. Teva swears that it was their formula used for the ODT of clonazepam. I don’t know if it was the fact it was a higher dose tablet or a different formula since, I was fine beforehand I began having memory issues I didn’t have before on Teva Brand either. I went back to diazepam last month and began to taper down.
Good luck
Muse
Muse,
I’ve seen you on here a lot and appreciate your opinion. I too have tried many different generics of clonazepam (and brand) and none of them are working well.
I had thought about trying diazepam too due to the long half life. Are u taking TEVA brand diazepam? In what way does it make you feel different from TEVA clons? Thanks so much.
FYI I’ve done some internet digging and TEVA ODT is actually made by Barr pharmaceuticals-I think it’s a different formulation than the TEVA pills... also, are you both planning to stay on diazepam?
I wrote a long detailed comment and the webpage crashed.
I am taking teva diazepam even though I felt better on DAN when I was in the medical hospital my pharmacy wouldn’t order a different generic even though, Teva owns most of them the pharmacy only contacts with certain ones...
I feel diazepam works faster I feel calmer and more stable I am able to drive and leave the house without hyperventilating. I used to be able to take less and wean off completely rather quickly in the past. On teva diazepam I need to go up to 80mg in order to function I didn’t ever need to be on that dose. I used to be able to skip doses without any issues and wean down rather quickly- it’s been difficult but, I went from 80mg to 15mg.
On DAN diazepam I felt it worked better very quickly and lasted a lot longer as I was able to take half of what I was on with Teva.
I would choose diazepam over the bad generics of clonazepam that are out now- any day. I’m done with clonazepam I suffered enough this past year...
I hope that you find what helps you best find relief.
Be well
Muse
Muse,
I really really appreciate your input. TEVA clonazepam was a miracle drug for me and I too am fed up with all of these other clonazepam generics. They all make me feel like I just had a cup of coffee (not tranquilizing at all) and I’m really fed up too.
Have been thinking about diazepam for some time due to its long half life... I really need that calm/ok feeling back and I’m hopeful diazepam can give that too me. Again, I really really appreciate your input and I’m so glad your feeling better
TEVA old formula is coming back! Just got a call from a TEva rep... back in 4 months!! Everyone... WE DID It TOGETHER!!
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