Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 > > Can I presume when Merck's patent on Fosamax expires > on Feb. 1, the copy-cat generic will be much cheaper? > > If that's true, what would one expect the difference > to be on a 70MG tablet taken once a week? > > TDR I don't know the answer, but there is a major Indian drug company making a product they call " Osteofos " that is a generic Fosamax and is something like 10-20% of the cost from the Indian Internet pharmacies. India doesn't recognize American drug patents. I know someone who has taken it for some months and says it appears to be identical in taste and side effects - which hopefully means it really is sodium alendronate. Alan Alan Meyer ameyer2@... ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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