What is the difference between Bupropion and Budeprion?

Question

Or is it the same thing? (Wellbutrin XL)

If so, why are there two generic names for it?

I ask because previously I had been on 300mg bupropion and my doctor upped the dose by 150mg and when I went to the pharmacy to pick it up they gave me 150mg budeprion. I just want to make sure I'm taking the same thing...

Answer 1

Budeprion is a brand name for bupropion.  See rxlist.com at:

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/budepr...

for additional information about Budeprion XL.

Answer 2

Budeprion is just a brand of bupropion.

Answer 3

In the Spelling?

Answer 4

I work as a pharmacy technician at CVS.

Bupropion is actually Wellbutrin and Budeprion is Wellbutrin XL or SR.

Wellbutrin (not SR or XL) has been available as generic for awhile now, and it's called Bupropion. The SR and XL are both call Budeprion and the XL only just became available as a generic.  The SR, sustained release is usually dosed twice a day and the XL is usually only once a day. The regular Wellbutrin I've seen dosed so many ways.

It is the same drug, both are Wellbutrin.  The difference I know of is that Bupropion also goes as the brand name Zyban which has an indication to help someone quit smoking.

Hope that helps!