Fioricet and Esgic are brand names of a combination of butalbital (a barbiturate), acetaminophen and caffeine which is indicated for the treatment of tension headaches, muscle contraction headaches and post-dural puncture headaches. Although not indicated, they are commonly used to treat migraines and other painrelated ailments. Fioricet is indicated for the treatment of muscle tension or muscle contraction headaches. It is also commonly prescribed for migraines although it is not FDA indicated for this use in the United States. The usual adult dose is 1-2 tablets every four hours as needed, not exceeding six tablets in a 24-hour period.
There are a lot of manufacturers can produce generic fioricet because they are just compound of butalbital, apap, caffeine. What we can find the fioricet manufacturers are as following:
Watson Fioricet. Manufactured By: Nexgen Pharma, INC – NDC:0591-2640-01
Cardinal Health NDC 55254-2073-0
Mikart, INC NDC 46672-059-10
West-Ward Fioricet, West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp. NDC 0143-1115-01
GSMS Incorporated Fioricet NDC 60426-252-01
Lannett Company INC Fioricet NDC 0527-1695-01
annett Company INC Fioricet NDC 0527-1695-01
Libertas Pharma INC. Fioricet NDC 51862-179-01
Mirror Pharmaceuticals Fioricet NDC 52682-041-03
Nexgen Pharma Fioricet NDC 0722-7029-01
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Fioricet NDC 42254-323-60
Qualitest Fioricet NDC 0603-2544-21
Actually There are much more Generic Fioricet manufacturers there. We cannot list them all. All legal Fioricet manufacturers have NDC number. Normally a pharmacy can not guarantee what brand fioricet generic they will distribute.
Different customers have different experience on taking Fioricet brand.
Some think watson fioricet is better, some think Mikart Fioricet is better, some think Oblong Fioricet is hard to take. But a lot of patient likes Mikart more.
Following images are from different distributors.
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Unfortunately there is no way to know for certain which generic will work best for you until you keep testing out different ones. Different manufacturers use different “inactive” ingredients, which may cause reactions similar to the one you’ve experienced with the generic Fiorocet from Vantage.
Mikart Inc. produce an oblong white pill with the imprint MIA 110. It is scored down the middle and blank on the other side. This pill contains (325 mg) of Acetaminophen, + (50 mg) of Butalbital + (40 mg) of caffeine.