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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 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> 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