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To Don and Doc Charlie: I can see both sides of this situation. MANY generic products, not just medicines, are identical to the brand name equivalents. SOMEtimes, though, the reason the generic is cheaper, has to do with packaging, warranties, customer service, quality control, cheaper labor sources, or sometimes just "a good feeling, often unjustified". I just saw a TV expose' regarding an ingredient being substituted in a medication, causing many deaths of babies and young children. the original source of the ingredient happened to be China, as far back as they could trace it, due to lack of cooperation by the Chinese company. The reason for the substituition was a "money" thing, not a human error, or innocent mistake. I am sure that was an isolated incident, but when we are talking about human lives, we should realize bying from a well known company USUALLY provides better testing and quality control. When buying non-medical products, you can buy questionable products to save money, if you make a mistake, you just don't buy the product next time. You only get one life, why risk it unnecessarily for a few dollars? Ken B