mino alone

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Oh I love you spunk a !!! If I'm correct LOL I believe Wyeth owns the copyright to Enbrel one of those newer drugs for RA that cost a fortune and this is why you will not see them recommend minocin which is cheap . Its all about money and profit .IMO socjog \ PS thanks for the phone number Ill call them for sure LOL Re: rheumatic mino alone Hi Dee,Okay, look out, here I come. :}My understanding is that it is next to impossible to obtain Lederlegeneric minocycline in Canada, however, if you buy the brand nameMinocin, which comes in a purple and orange capsule that says"Wyeth-Ayerest" and Minocin on it, then you have the right stuff. As an aside, I helped man our local AP support group's table at a recentArthritis Society conference in Calgary. I noticed a Wyeth-Ayeresttable there so I wandered over to have a look at their literature. Theyput out a lovely brochure on arthritis, including a brief description ofthe various treatments, highlighting, in the end, their new drug,Enbrel. NO WHERE IN THIS BROCHURE DOES IT LIST MINOCIN AS A TREATMENT! Not being known as a shrinking violet, I marched back to the table anddemanded to know from the rep why their own brochure does not list theirown medication, Minocin, as a valid treatment. The guy sputtered arounda bit while I then sweetly said "I know drug companies are in this forthe money and I knew Enbrel can make you a lot of money but Minocinmakes profits for you, too. In fact, the support groups I belong tostress the need for brand name Minocin, not generic, so, in reality,we're acting as reps for your company and really deserve a commission. I'll waive mine in lieu of you listing YOUR OWN MEDICATION, MINOCIN, INYOUR OWN BROCHURE." By this time, the guy was more or less concedingdefeat and admitted it was a bad oversight by Wyeth-Ayerest. I nexttold everyone back at our support group table about what I'd found andhad done and they all proceeded to take turns hitting the guy up aswell. I'm sure he was hiding under his table by the end of the day. Since then I've been thinking it might be a good idea for all of us tocontact Wyeth-Ayerest to voice our dismay at their failure to properlypromote Minocin as a valid rheumatic treatment. Just to make it easy,I've found a toll free number: 1-800-934-5556. Be polite but bepersistent and maybe they'll reprint their brochure with the full storyin it. :}Hugsa

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Hi ;

I live in Ontario and did extremely well with powdered Lederle mino

for my SD. In Feb of this year they switched to the pelleted and I went

into a bad tail spin and have not recovered.Lederle Canada was bought

out by Wyeth-Ayerst but the capsules still read Lederle and are orange

and purplely blue.The bottle I have reads...minocycline HCL 100mgand

below reads minocin caps 100mg.It is pelleted. Lynne

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Hi Kim,

I understand you are taking both Minocin 100mg and Zithromax 250mg three days per week. I was wondering are you taking both of them on the same day or each one on a separate day?

Thanks,

Nick

Kim Gallant wrote:> Hi All, When I first started with AP, the pharmacist filled my script> with generic. It was Pellitized Minocycline, orange and blue capsules,> approximately eighty dollars for sixty capsules. When I requested> Minocin, as per this list, the pharmacist filled it with Minocin,> pelletized, orange and blue capsules, exactly the same price. Exactly> the same drug. When I started AP, I started on too high a dose. I was> taking 100mg, bid, six times per week PLUS Zithromax, 500mg three> times per week. Way too much drug, even with twice daily acidophilus,> it resulted in a major systemic yeast infection. After six months and> several different variations, my current dosage is Minocin 100mg bid,> three days per week. Zithromax 250 mg three days per week. There was a> three month period when I took Minocin only, but my inflammatory> markers and symptoms worsened. Adding Zithromax has turned things> around. My markers and symptoms are still present, CRP still high, but> not through the roof. Symptoms up and down depending on my activity,> stress, diet etc. Still life is much better than when on high doses of> Prednisone, Methotrexate etc. Kim Gallant, CanadianDM, Ankylosing> Spondylitis