Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 hi everyone...does anyone know the name of the generic brand minocin that is made by lederle? or has that company (lederle) changed names? all the research i do leaves me confused sometimes. i am using watson minocycline right now but am trying to find a way to use the best. my insurance will only cover the generic : (. thanks rachael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 You are right. The sale of generic minocycline under the name Schein has been discontinued. Please see http://www.inforunner.com/cpha/newdrugs/discontinued.htm#2001 Schein was acquired by in July 2000. Please see http://www.biospace.com/ccis/news_company.cfm?CompanyID=2864 & SR=141 I surmise that Schein's minocycline is now sold under the name and that the Schein and products are the same -- but I have no proof of this. specializes in generic drugs. I know this from my son, who had a summer job at . Sincerely, Harald At 11:45 PM 12/10/02 -0600, you wrote: >On 12/10/02 11:27 PM, " Harald Weiss, Technical Marketing Group " ><hw@...> wrote: > > > I have a started a web page to tally which generic minocyclines work > and don't work for RA. Please see www.tmgp.com/generic-mino.htm. So far > there are only four entries -- and no entry for the generic. > >Harald, I have reported here that my pharmacist told me that Schein >generic, which you list as a good product, no longer exists. He told me > bought Schein. This was early this year. At the time, he had no way >of knowing if it was still the Schein manufacturing process. > > has worked out for me, but I used Lederle generic for more than 2 >years to begin my AP course, I don't know if would have been as >effective at the beginning. >-- >Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Barbara, I have read the theory before that it is the fillers that make the difference between generic minocycline and brand name Minocin, but I have trouble believing this. The reason is that the amount of filler is so small, less than one gram per capsule. People who are that allergic to the inert fillers used by manufacturers of generics are assuredly fewer than one per 1000. I expect that it is the difference in manufacturing processes that produce somewhat different drugs. Ssincerely, Harald At 02:05 PM 12/11/02 +0000, Harald wrote: >--- In rheumatic , " Harald Weiss, Technical Marketing > > > Currently many of our members are wasting > hundreds of dollars a year > on brand name Minocin when the right generic would work just as well -- > but which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Hi Harald, Well, many of us( myself included )fall into that number. It is much more prevalent that you think. laaergies are very common with rheumatic disease. People especially with Lupus or FMS are especially prone to the filler theory and hypersensitivity. The other theory of why the minocin excels is absorption. The pellets although not time released ... is sustained released and does not disappear over 4hrs. It stays in the syetem markedly longer. Marge > >--- In rheumatic , " Harald Weiss, Technical Marketing > > > > > Currently many of our members are wasting > hundreds of dollars a year > > on brand name Minocin when the right generic would work just as well -- > > but which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Marge, Thank you for your insightful input. If the time release of pelletized brand-name Minocin is indeed a major factor, then it should be possible to achieve the same effect with powdered generics by taking them in installments over the course of a day. Open the capsule and sprinkle some of the powder over each of your meals, and take some just before bedtime. That is certainly inconvenient, but should be worth the $100 to $200 per month price difference between the generic and the brand name. I don't know if that will work, but it's a thought. Sincerely, Harald At 10:21 PM 12/12/02 +0000, Marge wrote: >Hi Harald, >Well, many of us( myself included )fall into that number. It is much more >prevalent that you think. laaergies are very common with rheumatic >disease. People especially with Lupus or FMS are especially prone to the >filler theory and hypersensitivity. The other theory of why the minocin >excels is absorption. The pellets although not time released ... is >sustained released and does not disappear over 4hrs. It stays in the >syetem markedly longer. > >Marge > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Lynne, Thank your for your input, I did not know that minocycline has to be taken away from food. I have always taken my daily Minocin capsule with dinner, and this has worked for me. Please share with use which powdered generic worked better for you than the Lederle brand. I will add your input to my listing at www.tmgp.com/generic-mino.htm Sncerely, Harald At 03:53 PM 12/13/02 -0800, you wrote: >Hi Harald,I have an easier way.Just take a small piece of bread and stuff >it in the end of each open(half capsule) You have to take antibiotic at >least 2 hours away from food.I know it is hard to go 4 hours without >eating, but.... The powdered worked better for me than Lederle brand. Lynne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2002 Report Share Posted December 13, 2002 Harold, I'm not sure sprinkling the mino on food is such a great idea. For one, it's best to take it away from food. The other concern I would have is that it is corrosive to the esophagus. That's why we are supposed to drink a glass of water make sure the capsul gets down all the way and not lay down right after taking it and do what ever we can to not burp it up. I think it is stated that having the mino capsule dissolve in the esophagus would constitute a medical emergency. Take care, Ute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 >>>>>>>> Thank you for your insightful input. If the time release of pelletized > brand-name Minocin is indeed a major factor, then it should be possible to > achieve the same effect with powdered generics by taking them in > installments over the course of a day. Open the capsule and sprinkle some > of the powder over each of your meals, and take some just before bedtime.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > Hi Harald, From all I have read and been told over the past almost three years (by doctors and supporters of AP).....Minocin should be taken away from food 2 hours before and 2 hours after (2 hour window) to obtain the maximum absorption on the med.....sprinkling on the food would not obtain that need for us. Barb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 I've had the same good experience with the pelleted form of doxycycline. It has worked much better for me. I noticed an improvement within a week's time after being on the non-pelleted form of doxy for a little over a year. The good side effect could also be attributed to switching out one antibiotic for another as others have done to improve and/or fine-tune their individual protocol. Just food for thought! deano On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 04:21 PM, elfmarge <Elfmarge@...> wrote: > Hi Harald, > Well, many of us( myself included )fall into that number. It is much > more prevalent that you think. laaergies are very common with > rheumatic disease. People especially with Lupus or FMS are especially > prone to the filler theory and hypersensitivity. > > The other theory of why the minocin excels is absorption. > The pellets although not time released ... is sustained released and > does not disappear over 4hrs. > > It stays in the syetem markedly longer. > > Marge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 >>>>>>>> In rheumatic , deano <deanzo@m...> wrote: > I've had the same good experience with the pelleted form of > doxycycline. It has worked much better for me. > >>>>>>> Hi Deano, I have heard the same thing from many others. (Doryx) the brand and pelleted is also easier on the tummy than doxy.... I was on the pelleted Minocycline 3 years back and did fine. Then one day the pharmacy switched me to the powdered Minocycline...boy, did I suffer a set back. Had to work out some problems with the insurance Co, but was then put on brand Minocin...I was on my way again. If I find at any time I need to switch antibiotics, I would most certainly go the Doryx route also. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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