Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 JBobin said the following on 3/22/2011 11:50 PM: > I started on Ditropan XL and it worked great. Then it went generic and the > insurance stopped covering the brand. But- the generic didn't work worth a > POS. Reason? The actual medicine/active ingredient as a time released Rx > was off patent, but the actual time release mechanism used in Ditropan XL > was still protected. So, the generic uses a different mechanism for its time > release. But, it is not as reliable or consistent. The reason is that it does not digest or break down properly. I found some undigested tablets in my stool. At first my doc said they were just 'shit stones' but they tested to be the oxybutynin. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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