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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Are Calcigen 500 And E-Vintas 400 Are Alternatives For Shelcal And Evion?

Hi Dr.Andrew, My Grandfather went for a regular doctor check up, there Doctor prescribed some medicines List of Medicines prescribed by Doctor are 1) Shelcal-HD 2) Evion-LC 3)Pan-L (40+75) 4)Neuromaele plus. But when he went to Pharmacy, there the boy has given him the tablets other than the ones prescribed above by Doctor. The List of Tablets given by Pharmacy boy are 1)Calcigen 500 (marketed by Cadila Pharmaceuticals) 2) E-Vintas 400 (marketed by INTAS Pharmaceuticals) 3) Bexobion (marketed by INTACTO) 4)Pentowok*DSR (marketed by Wockhardt Limited) When asked about difference in Medicines Prescribed by doctor and which Pharmacy boy has given, Pharmacy boy said that the above medicines are alternate for the medicines prescribed by Doctor and there is no problem in consuming them. Please suggest me , whether to consume the medicines given by Pharmacy boy.
Tue, 9 Oct 2018
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General & Family Physician 's  Response
Hi,

Please note that the pharmacy boy is right.

You can consume the medicines safely.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi,
General & Family Physician
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Are Calcigen 500 And E-Vintas 400 Are Alternatives For Shelcal And Evion?

Hi, Please note that the pharmacy boy is right. You can consume the medicines safely. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Varinder Joshi, General & Family Physician