I purchased 90 tablets of brand-name 60mg Cymbalta tablets from "Canada Drugs" in 2010 for about half the going USA rate.



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I did notice, however, that the Cymbalta was manufactured in Turkey instead of Indiana, and the box was captioned in Turkish.

Should I be concerned about the quality or potency?

Thank you!

Yes, it is probably generic.

It is questionable...
http://depression.emedtv.com/cymbalt...-cymbalta.html

There are so many pirated drugs... hard to know for sure.

Please don't get tempted into buying foreign products! It can be quite
dangerous.

I'd like to mention also, about this subject:

I wonder if some of you are following the tainted heart drugs
in Pakistan?
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-01-26/a...ood?_s=PM:ASIA

That is turning into a HUGE tragic mess! Gotta be very careful
about drugs these days!

New information has not been released that I have seen yet...I guess they are waiting for the toxic screening being don in other countries to determine what the poison actually is.

... as a follow-up to my original post I contacted Lilly corporate headquarters, and found out that my Cymbalta produced in Turkey is fine, as Lilly officially manufacturers it there.

That is very interesting... So Lilly will be making the generic here most likely.

Lilly makes their drugs in Turkey... that is very very interesting!

Many brand name companies make the generic ultimately. Pfizer is one of the best known for doing this...thru Greenstone products.

Some companies make the raw chemical and sell it to generic houses, as well.

Cymbalta in US is a capsule, not a tablet.
from http://www.rxlist.com/cymbalta-drug.htm

Do your tablets say "enteric coated" ?

... I don't have tablets but rather the standard capsules!

Thanks for clearing that up.
Your first post said tablets.

I looked at Wiki.... you might want to read this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duloxetine

It contains this comment...
So that might be why this drug is not made in Indiana.

This drug has several other names also, as listed on that Wiki article in the beginning. Many drugs today are manufactured out of the US. Puerto Rico is one location for example.

This article discusses drug manufacture outside the US.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-qpm090611.php

This article is alarming too:
http://www.tanplusforhealth.com/news/june/china.htm

Before I retired, there was a massive recall of Lipitor in the US,
with Pfizer claiming black market pirated identical looking tablets were being inserted into the wholesale pipeline. All patients at RiteAid on Lipitor were sent letters to return it to
the store for exchange!

http://www.pfizer.com/products/count...mportation.jsp
This article explains counterfeit drugs:
So one is not really safe even in the US anymore.
Contacting the company, like you did, Apollo, is a good idea.
I have to wonder why you are asking this now when you purchased them in 2010? Do you have left over, you intend to use? If so, check the expiration date. In the US most states require a one year max once the drug is purchased. Cymbalta has a sensitive content with enteric coated pellets... it may not store well exposed to heat and/or moisture.

I'd add here too, for others reading here. Physician samples are often short dated, and expire quickly. Some doctors do not look at them carefully before giving to patients, so always check the expiration date on SAMPLES.

I know this is an old thread, but this information may be helpful.

When the cost of my generic Cymbalta went from $25.00 to almost $200.00 I began to look into Canadian pharmacies. I discussed this with my doctor and she gave me a prescription with her blessings. After much research, (I contacted the Canadian government and the college that would register this particular pharmacy) I took a deep breath and placed an order with an online pharmacy ( I don't think the moderators would permit mention of their name).

I knew the medication would come from Turkey and found a site that can trace medications in Turkey, once my medication arrived I could verify it came from Turkey thru their system.

I verified it was the Canadian DIN for the drug (here (US)we call it an NDC number). It is blister packed with the Eli Lily name. The box of course is in Turkish so I used the Google translate to read it.

I went from using generic Cymbalta costing $200 per month to using brand name Cymbalta for $30 per month.

Julie