Re: metformin
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:33:17 +0200
Hi Christa,
If this generic metformin has passed the tests of a drug regulatory agency, than it should work exactly the same way as the original product. (Most producers of originals, or brand name drugs contest this, but most often the are equal).
For your info
Sam
> Has anyone tried Metomin? It's a generic of glucophage which I ordered
> from an Italian website called http://www.anagen.net
> I don't have a current prescription to order the metformin here in the
> US as my health insurance won't be kicking in for another month. The
> question now is: Does this metomin work as good as the metformin? The
> metformin is already a generic version of the glucophage which worked
> really well but if your not insured is unbearably expensive.
>
> Also, is there a point after you're on the gluco or metformin or
> whatever generic you take that the drug stops working as well or needs
> to be increased? Will your body build up immunity (so to speak) against
> the potency of the drug after a time?
>
> Anyone with information would be appreciated. I feel like I'm steadily
> gaining weight back again after quite a nice weight loss and a couple of
> years on gluco.
>
> --
> Christa :-)
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