Your pills do not look like the brand name medication. The pills I have received have a different name printed on them. Why?
As we have already mentioned that no manufacturer can take out a patent for a chemical agent. Thus generics can have the exactly same active ingredients as the brand pills. However, names and appearance (shape and color) of medications can be and are always patented and should be treated as the intellectual property. Thus using the name and the shape of the brand pills a manufacturer producing generic medications will be accused of the copyright infringement. This is why generic pills look different, they are of a different color and have a different shape if compared to a brand name pill.
Generic Crestor is a cholesterol-lowering medication that blocks the production of cholesterol in the body. It works by reducing levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides in the blood, while increasing levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL).
Rosuvastatin 5/10mg
$1.33
Generic Lipitor
Atorvastatin is used to lower cholesterol and triglyceride (fat-like substances) levels in the blood
Atorvastatin 10/20/40mg
$1.22
Generic Mevacor
Lowering high cholesterol in certain patients.
Lovastatin 10/20mg
$0.70
Generic Pravachol
Reducing high lipid levels and high cholesterol, with diet and exercise.
Pravastatin 10/20mg
$1.28
Generic Tricor
Fenofibrate 160/200mg
$1.67
Generic Vytorin
Simvastatin ezetimibe 10mg + 10/20mg + 10mg
$2.03
Generic Zetia
Ezetimibe 10mg
$1.33
Regarding the effect: I do notice an increase in bloodflow and a better
stamina using the pills (I use 50mg). A side-effect I have noticed is that
my nose clogs up so I seem like I have a cold for an hour or so after taking
one pill. No other side-effects than that.