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hedgehog

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10. As a corollary: sometimes you pay extra to get a specific dosage or formulation -

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 02:44 PM

Apr 2012

the generic may be cheap, but if your doctor wrote the script for the extended release or continuous release version, you may be paying a lot more for something you don't need. (Then again - there may be a good reason for the more expensive formulation!) Sometimes a doctor will write a script say for 200 mg which is only available in an expensive version. Maybe you can get by with 2-100mg tablets instead. That's something your pharmacist should be able to help you with.

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Can anyone here recommend a website for looking up drugs [View all] proud2BlibKansan Apr 2012 OP

Two I use.... CherokeeDem Apr 2012 #1

You might start with Googling: "generic drug database" Old and In the Way Apr 2012 #2

Try Physician's Desktop Reference, url> leveymg Apr 2012 #3

I've just Googled Levoxyl generic? for example, and that give me the info I need. gateley Apr 2012 #4

A couple of things... bananas Apr 2012 #5

As a corollary: sometimes you pay extra to get a specific dosage or formulation - hedgehog Apr 2012 #10

Last week I received a catalog from a Canadian pharmacy. The drug prices are a lot less than here. Hoyt Apr 2012 #6

This is a great one: JohnnyRingo Apr 2012 #7

Thyroid drugs are tricky things Warpy Apr 2012 #8

I can testify to this - most of my scripts are generic now, hedgehog Apr 2012 #11

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