wyeth ativan versus biovail ativan

wyeth is an original maker of Ativan . In 2003 company sold their product to Biovail. Difference is huge . Biovail ' ativan acts as a generic . Belive me I'm with this medication for long time. I tried most recent formulation of brand Ativan {2.5mg] It is not the same effective medication. Conclusion : thousands of people addicted to Ativan. Product is still on the market.Please be careful with pharmaceuticals in general!!! They profiting from your sicness and when you need their help they turning their backs. Please,live a healthy life,practice profilactic,do not get sick.

please whoever feels a difference between wyeth brand ativan {not available in USA since 2004) and biovail brand ativan available in USA since 2004 please respond. I am sure biovail ativan is less effective,in my case works as a generic .I don't like to pay brand price for generic product.I don'like to use forign pharmacy Ihave my own pharmacy , one block away. IT is a horror!!!

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Biovail is amaker of adeffective drug .It's Ativan is a fraud . Idid send them samples of Wyeth ativan [back in 2004]. Until today the company did nothing to improve the medication.Because it an anxiety drug they feel free to profit from its frad. I wrote to FDA. There is a lot to be expose about Wyeth/Biovail deal regarding Ativan.Please whoever feel or have something to say do it .You will make pharmaceutical industry working for the patients.

ATIVAN 2 mg manufactured by Wyeth and distributed by Wyeth in USA untill 2003 was greatly helping my condition .I was takeing the drug as prescribed and I was able to leave normal life. In 2003 Biovail canadian based company both the rights to distribute the BRAND ATIVAN. Since I was not a responder to generic preparations I was relying on brand formulation. BIOVAIL CHANGED THE WAY THE MEDICATION IS WORKING. I reported the fact to company. It's been my 4th year of leaving in pain the company didn't do a thing to help me. IT is about Biovail unethical act.

It is hard to belive that nobody noticed the difference between Ativan avaiable in USA after2003/04.The Wyeth/Biovail deal in 2003 changed this antianxiety medication so much. It is not a heart medicaton,not diabetis ,nothing for errectal disfunction it is an antianxiety medication so even those who were helped by Ativan and used the medication long term because it was therapeutic and not abused , have to switch to antidepressants, cause they " safer".Well, time will tell how safe they realy are. People are overmedicated they can't tell. Which drug acts,interacts,not act at all. Biovail /Wyeth ativan deal from 2003 has to be explained. At the same time brands long trusted Temesta and Tavor changed either. My health because of prolonged distress declines... I will never accsept Biovail defective medication.Wyeth medication before July 2003,the year of the deal never sent me to oncologist to treat anemias,never made me so distressed,never made me urinate so often. Boivail and manufacturer of Ativan ,tavor and temesta original maker of the medication Wyeth, enhance your pharmaceutical product.I'm in pain your defective medication caused.

My most recent purchase of Biovail antianxiety drug Ativan shows no effort to enhance the defective since July 2003 ( year of the Wyeth/Biovail deal) I do suffer severe anemias with Biovail Ativan. There is no much help to ease anxiety. I am in constant distress for three long years.This defective product remains unchanged since 2003.I never was so badly disabled by medication.I had no problem with Original maker of the drug Wyeth until 2003,when Biovail both the rights to the medication.

Biovail's agenda is to enhance already existing drugs.I suffer anxiety disorder, It's been three long years I,m in constant distress. How much can you endure? Only because I was always taking good care of myself(proper nutrition,activity,no use of drugs , no history of constant search for the right " miracle drug", and strong belief that I am right in my assessment of the Biovail Ativan)I can go on .I will never stop question efficacy of the medication starting at 2003 when Wyeth original maker and inventor of Ativan sold rights to the drug in USA to Biovail. From the day one, BIovail was disributing deffective formulation of the medication so important in my treatment. I wasn't mute about it, I had nothing to hide ,i was loud because when you hurt it hurts and I can't suffer in silence. And I will remain this way.BIOVAIL's ATIVAN remains defective antianxiety medication (based on my most recent purchase of brand Biovail Ativan LOT#:B67469)

Since 2004 and my insant complain BIOVAIL pharmaceuticals did nothing to improve long established antianxiety medication.

Since 2004 and my instant complaint BIOVAIL pharmaceuticals did nothing to improve long established antianxiety medication.

it is 2008. because of change of the formulation of the drug i used to treat my anxiety related disorder 3times 2 mg a day no more or less, my life is unbearable. What is your life worth,when you are not able to work,when you in constant pain because medication has been changed,because Biovail and Wyeth in 2003 made a deal and ignored your complaints and reports about lack of efficacy of Biovail's Ativan.I did send samples to Biovail for investigation. Company didn't send the samples to Wyeth for evaluation.FRAUD and HORROR. They took my life away from me.

Biovail is distributing defective formulation of the drug! Wyeth sold the rights to the drug to Biovail after making fortune on it,s invention and distribution. Wyeth /Biovail drug deal made me very sick as a result of Biovail 's change in the drug formulation . Such actions in drug industry are of criminal nature. CNS drugs are at special risk of pharmaceutical manipulations and frauds.

Because of corrupted system pharmaceuticals are operating on, my diagnosed and supervised by medical professionals,health condition is tragic.Wyeth/Biovail drug deal ruined my treatment. For four years i am exposed to chronic distress. Both companys lying about the fraud. Biovail changed the drug available in USA. Wyeth changed the formulation of the drug worldwide. Drug ones helpful for so many is not the same. Temesta in Belgium causes poluria .It has to stop. There is no control,pharmaceuticals causing lot,s of injury. I want strong clean,ethical,moral authority,who will end lucrative unhumane activitys. I am a victim and as long as i suffer i will be vivid and sound!

I work in a hospital. We have never used the original but the generic works fine.

Because of anticonvulsant ph inveroperties of Ativan the formulation of the medication legally never suppouse to be changed. As it is with every single anticonvulsant drug. I am ill and until 2oo5 helped to manage my disorder with original Wyeth formulation. After 2003 drug acquisition Biovail medication stopped working . Ativan in USA,Canada; Temesta and Tavor in Europe stopped working with invented potency. Biovail and Wyeth received my samples. It was never properly evaluated. I am very ill because of this unethical act.

Because of anticonvulsant properties of Ativan the formulation of the medication legally never suppouse to be changed, As it is with every single anticonvulsant drug. I am ill and until 2oo5 helped to manage my disorder with original Wyeth formulation. After 2003 drug acquisition Biovail medication stopped working . Ativan in USA,Canada; Temesta and Tavor in Europe stopped working with invented potency. Biovail and Wyeth received my samples. It was never properly evaluated. I am very ill because of this unethical act.

I am a victim of pharmaceutical crime committed during the acquisition in 2003. Wyeth sold the drug to Biovail in 2003. Since then drugs formulation changed. I contacted both companys ,mainly Biovail about experienced changes in medication potency,sent samples of Wyeth product.I did received a statement from Biovail,that no change has been done to the drug formulation.For four years every day I suffer effects of this unethical action. Why nobody takes some action and try to find out why patented drugs are working and as soon as they loos the patent they cause problems in my case severe damage to my health and life.

Patient from Jackson Heights, you need to chill out!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure the formulation is fine, you just need some psyc help...

Future will show how accurate my complaint is. Since the first refill manipulation with the drug was noticed . Later on I did learn more about those criminal prctices . I am injured by the drug, and I will do everything to prove that Ativan never suppouse to be consider as a medication, specially after acquisition in 2003.

I have been on Ativan for 12 years. Very allergic to bonding and fillers, so I have to take the Brand Name of Ativan. For the past 4 months, I have not slept more than 2 hours a night. Found out I was being given Biovail brand.

For those that think there is no difference in generic and Brand Name, I have been to Baptist Hospital for a trial to study the adverse reactions to bonding and fillers. So, no it's not all in my mind.

Thinking about bringing a class action suit against Bioval for changing the formula.