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Pharmacy switched my birth control to other brand but said it was the exact same. brown discharge week before period for several days. is this normal?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

Same generic but...: It may be the same generic formulation, but it may act differently in each person who takes it based upon how much of the active ingredients are changed.

Answered 2/27/2016

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A member asked:

Pharmacy switched my birth control to other brand but said it was the exact same. brown discharge week before period for several days. is this normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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