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Hi :-)

I just thought of a couple more things....Minocin (the name-brand

stuff) is now made by Wyeth. They bought Lederle a while ago. Just

recently, Wyeth announced that they are no longer making the generic

form of Minocin....as you know, it's called minocycline. The Wyeth

form of minocycline was one of the few known to be as effective as

the real Minocin. I have heard that generic minocycline made by

either Schein and another company called ESI are also supposed to be

effective. I think our Costco pharmacy here in WA state carries the

Schein brand...last I heard, anyway.

Also, another thing people can do to increase the number of pills

filled per prescription is to ask the doctor to prescribe it at two

pills per day, even though you will probably start out taking it only

three days per week. Just a way to stretch your dollars.

You might also ask him to prescribe the 50mg pills....but if you have

the 100's, go with them, only slowly of course.

I wish I had been able to contact you earlier....we've been off-line

while son and hubby " upgrade " our system. It only involved drilling

a hole into the wall and drilling through the electrical wires :-(

Good thing hubby is an electrical engineer LOL I learned a few new

words today :-)

Thinking good thoughts for you...so many changes you have!

~Connie