I was on Sandoz 1mg for about 20 years & it worked great. In 2017 my pharmacy gave me Teva for clonazepam as they no longer carried Sandoz. Then in 2018 Teva stopped making clonazepam & now the choices are Accord, Actavis & I hear some have Sandoz is available in 0.5mg only. Has anyone tried the Sandoz brand 0.5 mg tablet?
Has anyone tried generic brand Sandoz for clonazepam?
Question posted by Celest47 on 16 Oct 2018
Last updated on 2 September 2019 by Anonymous
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4 Answers
Inactive
2 Sep 2019
If you want the Sandoz brand today, you have to order Northstar clonazepam. Sandoz supplies it to Northstar.
VEAck
8 Dec 2018
Celest47 I have taken Sandoz Clonazepam for years over 20 and it's 0.5mg it's the only one I've foudn that works. Sadly like many they no longer make it which is sad cause I've tried so many other brands that are horrible, and don't work at all or little. Accord worked if I took more of it, but the wear-off time was quick.
After hunting around I found a place that does special orders that happens to have 0.5 Sandoz Clonazepam in stock in it's Warehouse, I've been about to get back to normal by taking it. My Dr who prescribes it has been trying really hard to see how he can get ahold of their overstock before they stop selling it to be cause it will hit an expiration date in September for selling wise. He said Meds last up to 2 years, he's hoping he can get me enough for that time slot and maybe by then they will have made this product or find something that will work the same.
Sorry if I'm confusing you, it's been rather confusing dealing with all these companies no longer making a product, and the ones that do are making pills that have hardly any of the active med in it! We who are taking this are suffering.
Anyhow call around and see if you can find it, it's a better quality med in my mind!
Zhazhina
29 Jan 2019
Sandoz is the only thing that works for me. Accord made me horribly sick. I’ve been searching everywhere for sandoz. Could you tell me more about where you found special orders?? Please and thank you so much. Where can I find sandoz!!
VEAck
21 Feb 2019
I'm actually not sure anymore they took all supplies away, they are no longer available in my state. I was able to use what I had to get my body used to the Accord brand which is what I'm taking now. You might try seeing if your Dr can get ahold of a couple of months or at least a month to help you wing off and transition to the other. I tried other brands, Accord worked the best out of them all for me. It takes the first 4 weeks to get over the ick, then it starts to work like Sandoz did and I'm very sensitive to meds in general
Good Luck
Stephen Treloar
18 Oct 2018
Just for your information, Sandoz makes Clonazepam in 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0mg tablets according to their website.
janice47
18 Oct 2018
Thank you, Stephen, for letting me know. I appreciate your helpful response. Is Sandoz better than Actavis brand, or do you know? I know everyone reacts differently to certain brands.
Zhazhina
29 Jan 2019
Do you know where I can find or order sandoz
janice47
30 Jan 2019
i dont know if i can help... there seems to be a shortage on these meds. I would suggest going to a nearby small pharmacy . Sometimes a pharmacist can order the Sandoz brand. Some other chain pharmacies may special order, but you need to talk to a pharmacist. They are all different with the brands they carry. Im sorry i wasnt much help. Good luck!!!
VEAck
21 Feb 2019
Sandoz is not longer making any of the brands of Clonazepam, they made 4 is what the company told me. Some places have Special Orders if you call around, but note they will all be expiring in a couple of months, you might as well get used to one of these other brands that are available. Don't feel bad we are all in the same boat towards this lack of meds of this type.
MuseMyself
18 Oct 2018
Actavis is Teva’s partner company Teva bought out many companies. I could only take Teva for years. I tried Actavis it was good quality. The only thing is I didn’t have side effects from Klonopin/clonazepam as I had after, a couple weeks on Actavis. When, I was given accord I actually, went through withdrawal. Sandoz- is hit or miss with many people it’s either they love or hate it.
There are still quite a few generic options out there - it’s just if, your pharmacy is willing to order another generic brand that would cost them more money- even though, it would be better on their part to keep customers. Smaller family owned pharmacies usually, will go the extra mile to meet your needs. Corporate pharmacies don’t put in as much effort. Just a thought...
Take care!
janice47
18 Oct 2018
Thanks for info. Wonder why generic meds could react differently... thanks again for your response... ☺
MuseMyself
18 Oct 2018
The FDA has and allowable 20% difference for a medication to reach its peak onset. One generic can be above 20% while another below which could make a 40% difference total. Mylan, has been in trouble multiple times for not meeting the standards. That it why they were forced to discontinue their clonazepam. I took mylan once, went through withdrawal the worst! It was better not to take anything. I even, passed two routine drug screens at the ER & IP after, taking their generics. The 20% difference is very high & not monitored well enough especially, when medication is manufactured outside the USA just packaged here and are tested by the big pharma companies that push meds out to recall them once, someone notices the medication is not helping, labeled wrong, too strong, etc. they still make all their money and insurance pays for the recalled damages. The FDA needs to tighten its monitoring and lower the percentage difference.
I know people who have had seizures who haven’t before, from a simple generic brand change.
I hope that this is understandable to you. I am still used to speaking in medical terminology. Let me know if, you don’t understand something.
Wish you well!
Muse
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