PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for November, 2001: Re: Glucophage -- is there really a generic

Re: Glucophage -- is there really a generic

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:54:47 -0600 (CST)

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What Renee said before is correct (another wonderfully smart person!), and if anyone is selling Metformin generic through websites then they are doing something illegal. That and 10 cents a pill? I wouldn't trust that site to sell me anything. Please be careful about your health and stay away from them!

I do believe though, that the generic version will be coming out in some years, and THEN our lives will be easier and it will be cheaper. It's a patent thing.

At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Katie wrote: >
>Thanks Dona. My original question was probably convoluted.
>I completely understand the difference between the names. But my
>question is, is the generic (hence cheaper) form of the drug Glucophage
>available for sale in the US? I've seen several websites advertising
>"Metformin" for about 10cents/pill as opposed to Glucophage, which costs
>nearly $1/pill.
>I'm curious if anyone here takes a generic form or knows when it might
>be available for sale in the US. Has anyone purchased the generic from
>any of these websites?
>
>Thanks
>
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>>
>>one is the Brand name (Glucophage).The other is the medication name.make
>>sense?they are the same thing.and your Pharmacy is correct.Metfromin is
>>the drug name ...Glucophage is what Bristol Meyers Squibb has named
>>it.You can look the info up at there website.
>>Dona

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org

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