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Juely, Yes you are correct- some people can be allergic to a particular coloring or filler. I think the major reason though that people have adverse reactions is their anxiety about the perceived med change. The situation you mention however is one of the exceptions.. Also- Bill I meant to send the last message privately and inadvertently posted it. Sorry . Charlie McLean wrote: > Hi Charlie: > > You wrote: > > >>With rare exceptions generic and brand name drugs are equal in every > >>way except the price. Sometimes they come off the same production line. > >>There may differ slightly in the filler or binder that they use but > >>pharmacologically they are almost always equal. > > From: "Charles T. Meyer, M.D." <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: N DAY - tomorrow aft. > > Is it not true that some of these "fillers and binders" can cause side > effects that the "brand name" drug did not? Both my son and I are very > sensative to medications and there are many that we can tolerate the "brand > name" drug, but not the "generic". > > Juelie McLean CG/DAn 50/dx'98