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Re: Glucophage -- is there really a generic
From: Katie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:15:56 -0600 (CST)
Thanks guys.
I didn't plan to buy anything through the website -- it looks like it's
based in the British Channel Islands. It just confused me because I
know my pharmacist told me there's no generic yet. She said it was
supposed to be available this fall and has been put off until Feb. 2002.
I thought maybe we had missed something. &^%*% drug companies!! I have
insurance, but I still resent the fact that they hang on to patents for
so long to make an extra few million bucks. I did some more research
and found that the generic is available in dozens of countries around
the world.
Oh well. Wait and see, I guess....
At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>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:
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>>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
>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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