AboutMichael Anisfeld Expertise Disclaimer:
SORRY BUT I DO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO: DRUG ACTIONS/INTERACTIONS, INTERNET DRUG PURCHASES, RESULTS OF DRUG TESTS, IDENTIFYING DRUGS (FOR WHICH YOUR LOCAL PHARMACIST IS THE BEST PERSON TO CONSULT).
My expertise is answering questions relating to pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality technologies, drug regulations and specifically GMP requirements
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Past/Present Clients UN agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO)
Governments (Australia, Canada, India, United Kingdon, United States
Companies - over 200 companies in 37 countries
Question My doctor, who I respect, and his entire endocrinology practice at a major Baltimore hospital, prescribe Synthroid for low thyroid, rather than the generic. I have been taking Synthroid for 6 weeks now with favorable results. The problem is, my insurance company (military insurance) wants to see scientic studies that favor Synthroid over the generic before they will pay for my medication. How can I get these medical studies? Thank you.
Answer As the FDA has approved generic Synthroid as bio-equivalent to the original brand, you will have a very hard time (if not an impossible time) either finding such papers, or convincing your insurance company to pay for the brand name.
The only thing that I can think of is that your physician marks the prescription "no substitution permitted", and when the insurance company refuses to pay, you get your physician to explain directly to the insurance company why generic substitution is unacceptable to you and to him.
