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Is Paroxetine Controlled Release a Generic Paxil CR?

The answer is no. Paroxetine controlled release is the active ingredient in Paxil CR but is not a generic version of the medicine. What can be confusing is that, oftentimes, the active ingredient of any drug is referred to as its "generic name." The generic name of a medicine is different from a generic version of it. In order for there to be a generic version of a medicine, the original medicine must have gone off patent and another company, besides the original manufacturer, must have made the product.
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;