Why are ETHEX Metoprolol Succinate Extended-release Tablets a different color/tablet size than the branded version?
Your prescription was filled with an ETHEX product, rather than a product sold by a brand company or another generic company. The ETHEX product may look different in shape, size or color than the product you previously received; however, it has been found to be “therapeutically equivalent” to the brand product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on the type and amounts of active ingredient(s) it contains, as well as how it is expected to work. Drugs may differ from the brand in certain ways, such as their shape, release mechanisms, packaging, excipients (colors, flavors, and preservatives), expiration date/time and minor aspects of labeling, but still be found therapeutically equivalent to the brand by the FDA. When your doctor considers such differences to be important, your prescription can be written in such a way that only a product from a particular company will be given to you. But when your doctor does not write your prescription in this way, your pharmacist may
