Hi Hilary....

As I understand it, the pharmacist is SUPPOSED to inform you that
your doctor has ordered a generic drug for you.

 Each generic I get from Kaiser says right there on the label,
"Generic for _____ (drug-name).   And I don't remember Kaiser ever
giving me a brand name drug more than once or twice in the six
years I've been a member,

I DID initially get slightly nauseous with the initial dose of
generic Sinemet, and the nausea lasted about 2 weeks.

There was no difference in how I reacted to the generic Sinemet as
a PWP,  and at the time I was switched over to the generic, I'd
been taking the brand name Sinemet for several years.

NOW - GO TO SLEEP, girlfriend!

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 1:32 AM
Subject: generics


>the time is 4am
>i sleepily lean over and grab the new container of medicine.
>' just to day i have been to the new  pharmacy
>to get my prescription  filled.
>
> actually not a new pharmacy -
>just a new branch of the old one.
>bother, i grumble to myslef
>as i try to  open the bottle.
> i forgot to remind them
>not to put on a safety cap.
>i finally extract a pill
> something i  wrong - i put on. my  glasses
>and try and focus.
> no i'm not crazy,
>this pill is grey! not pink!
>i have to take off my glasses again
> to focus on the print on the label -
>this is not sinemet cr  -
>this is carb/levodop er 25/100 -  mylan
>then at the bottom of the label
>in very tiny letters, it says -
>generic for sinemet cr
>
>question 1
>'is the pharmacist   allowed to substitute a generic without
telling you ?
>
>question 2
>is the generic exactly the same?
>will it be absorbed by my body at the same rate and in the same
way?
>
>
>hilary blue