Print

Print


In a message dated 95-06-22 02:39:51 EDT, you write:
 
>Rx, no matter what it is (yes, it's incredible!) but it should be cheaper.
>The label on the bottle says "carbidopa/levodopa" (Sinemet)and it was
>supplied
>for a RX written for CR 50/200.
>Camilla Flintermann, Oxford,OHio
 
Although I will have to check this out to be absolutely sure, I believe that
the pharmacy made what is called a "therapeutic equivalent" in your Rx.  To
the best of my knowledge, the patent has not run out on any formulation of
Sinemet CR.  I'm afraid that you've been a victim of the 'cost control'
crises.
 
Thomas W. Shinder, M.D.
Neurology
Little Rock, Arkansas