this is a very good question because it shows that in pain management the therapy has to be patient-specific. both sandoz and mylan make generic versions of the duragesic patch. they both contain the same active ingredient but the way the medication is released through the patch may be different and it also depends upon your skin and how it absorbs medications. in cases like this i always talk to my patients to see what brand works better for them. i would suggest talking to your pharmacist and let them know that you have better results with the sandoz brand and would prefer to receive that brand in the future. this is a great example of something that you can talk to you pharmacist about. it is important that your pain is managed properly and if this helps in that cause it is an easy fix. hello when the doctor first put me on the fentanyl patch i tried many brands from the pharmacy. couple would not stick one actually was clear and you could see the gel/medicine in the actual patch etc. after trying many brands i found mylan was the 100% best kind. hope this helps. ty.
i used sandoz brand fentanyl patches and they worked well. my pharmacy switched me to mylan. is there a preferred brand? . they appear to be totally different looking -- you cannot see the liquid medication inside as you could with the sandoz. when i put the sandoz brand on i could immediately feel a rush and a funny taste in my mouth they began to work in about 45 minutes and the mylan don't seem to work as fast. is there a difference in brands? both were 75 mcg/h. i have been using the patches for about eight weeks.