Medical Food Generics Dispensed as Prescription Substitutes May Not Be Equivalent

Medical Food Generics

Consumers who were dispensed certain medical food generics, which may not be therapeutically equivalent to the prescription product, may have legal recourse. Fill out our free case evaluation form if your pharmacist dispensed:

• Folast, Neurpath-B or Duleek Met as a Metanx generic
• LMethylfolate calcium tablets as a Deplin substitute
• PNV Iron as a Neevo generic
• PNV-DHA Plus as a Neevo DHA substitute
• Enfolast as a Cerefolin generic
• Enfolast-N as a CerefolinNAC substitute

Because these medical food generics may not be therapeutically equivalent to the prescription product, consumers who were dispensed one of these substitutes may be entitled to financial compensation. Fill out our no cost, no obligation case evaluation form to find out if you can become a member of a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for the cost of your product.  

Medical Food Generics May Not Be Equivalent

According to advertisements, Metanx, Deplin, Neevo, Neevo DHA, Cerefolin and CerefolinNAC have a unique formula which provides active forms of folate and certain B vitamins to meet specific nutritional needs. Unlike medical foods containing folic acid, these branded prescription products have the naturally occurring, active form of folate used by the body. Reportedly, medical food generics being dispensed as substitutes for these prescription products are not therapeutically equivalent.

Pharmacy Alerts on Medical Food Generics

Pharmacy alerts were distributed to various pharmacies, such as Walgreen and CVS, to caution pharmacists on lack of therapeutic equivalence between certain prescription medical foods and generic products allegedly being dispensed as substitutes.  According to these alerts, the labels on the alleged medical food generics for Metanx, Deplin, Neevo, Neevo DHA, Cerefolin and CerefolinNAC do not imply or state that they are therapeutically equivalent to or can be dispensed as substitutes for the prescription products. According to PamLab, which manufactures Metanx, Deplin, Neevo, Neevo DHA, Cerefolin and CerefolinNAC, the maker of the alleged medical food generics has provided no data to indicate that the generic products are equivalent to the branded products. Rather, PamLab has announced that the maker of these alleged medical food substitutes have not performed any tests in compliance with uniformly accepted quality control or good manufacturing practices. Still, many pharmacies are reportedly continuing to dispense nonequivalent medical food generics for these branded prescription products.  

If you were dispensed a nonequivalent medical food generic instead of your prescription for Metanx, Deplin, Neevo, Neevo DHA, Cerefolin and CerefolinNAC, you may be able to become a member of a class action lawsuit to recover the cost of your product. Fill out our free case review form to find out if you are eligible.