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At 02:21 PM 10/15/99 -0700, you wrote: >Joe Thome wrote: > >> Does anyone have any recomendations for or against the use of generic >> drugs as opposed to brand name drugs? >> I used to think the generics were as good as the real thing. So when my doctor prescribed Eldepryl, I accepted the generic Selegiline HCL. I took this for two months along with a generic for Sinemet, and it seemed to really help. These two months the Selegiline was from the same manufacturer. When I had the prescription refilled, I received Selegiline from a different manufacturer. I didn't pay much attention to this, thinking a generic is a generic. But after taking the new pills for a couple of days, they didn't seem to be having the same effect as the other ones. I thought at first it was just my imagination, and took them for a few more days. I decided then something was wrong. I did a search on the internet for Eldepryl and Segegiline. The only thing that seemed to be really different between the real thing and the two generics were the filters - and the filters were also different between the two generics. At the risk of sounding foolish, I took the bottle back to the pharmacy, and explained I didn't think it was working as well as the first one. I told the pharmacist I didn't mind getting the generic, but wanted it from the same manufacturer. I didn't want to be switching manufacturers every time I got a refill. The pharmacist was really nice about it, and placed an order for pills from the first manufacturer. He also noted in my records what had happened. And he didn't charge me for the replacement. This has changed my thinking on generics. After reading Janet Patterson's post about her experience with generic Sinemet, I checked my prescription and it was from Endo. Guess I'm not so sure I will accept a generic at face value next time. (Sigh). Barbara 61/61/51?