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- From: cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Howard Black)
- Subject: Re: Generic drug store brands.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.165206.6266@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:52:06 GMT
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- In article <b7prn+b@dixie.com> jgd@dixie.com (John De Armond) writes:
- >
- >Dyer can say what he likes but for me there will never be another
- >generic substitute for a serious drug in my life if I can help it.
- >Generic aspirin and tylenol is one thing; drugs for serious problems
- >is another.
-
- Steve was responding to specific questions about a specific drug -
- acetaminophen - and made no remarks about "serious drugs". The equivalency
- of generic vs. name-brand medications depends on the drug, as some recent
- lawsuits against generic drug manufacturers attest.
- Robaxin, the "serious drug" being discussed, is a mild muscle relaxant
- whose efficacy vs. placebo is questionable (this is true for most oral
- skeletal muscle relaxants). I suspect there was a placebo effect operating
- in your case if you perceived a difference between the generic and name
- brand formulations.
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- Howard Black cfthb@ux1.cts.eiu.edu
- Department of Chemistry Eastern Illinois Univ.
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