There are different manufacturers of the generic product. According to postings from Dr. Lieberman, the Endo generic version is basically identical to brand name Sinemet. Gary > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nancy K. Porter > Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Sinemet Alert > > > If this is true, It is criminally negligent on the part of > the manufacturer. Personally, I have found the generic form > to be quite effective, and have never even taken the patented form. > > I wonder if there is more than one producer of the generic > form. I so, perhaps that might explain why it seems to be > effective for some and not for others. Does anyone know? > > Nancy K. Porter > On Tuesday, November 5, 2002, at 02:24 PM, Jane Ross wrote: > > > Yes I'm aware of the problem and am now Without any Sinemet! The > > generic doesn't work I have tried to get it with my prescription > > insurance company > > and they would even allow me to purchase it at a local > pharmacy but I > > called > > them all, none available anywhere Anyone else? > > > > jjjane > > > > http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/ross/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn