Every drug on the market has a generic name but no generic product until the patent expires. You should be able to get the generic or chemical name from any pharmacist because EVERY pharmacy must have a copy of the United States Pharmacopeia, commonly called the USP. Michel 'Carpe Diem' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juanita Hibbert" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 6:45 PM Subject: Re: Prilosec > Prilosec is the only name I know of for this med. I do not believe as > yet there is a generic version. It 's side effects are listed > as; may cause headache, diahrea, some stomach discomfort. I have never > had any > thing but relief from this med. However my husband had loose stools so > bad he refused to take it anymore. As with all meds everyone reacts or > responds differently. Hopw this answers some of your questions. > Hugs Juanita CG for George 75/71/64 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn