Guest guest Posted March 26, 2002 Report Share Posted March 26, 2002 I went to pick up my prescription and was told that Lederle is no longer making minocin and is probably going out of business completely. Has anyone else heard of this happenening. So is this other minocin they gave me okay to take and will it work the same way as the lederle does. Please advise me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2002 Report Share Posted March 26, 2002 Dear Group, This messages includes text from some of my earlier messages: " I made contact with Lederle Laboratories' Customer Service department and was told that Lederle discontinued their generic pelletized minocycline in September 2001. However, Lederle will continue to manufacture their brand name Minocin, which carries a substantially higher price. This now creates a problem for many of us on the AP who have come to rely on Lederle's generic minocycline, which has proven effectiveness and appears to be identical to Minocin. We can now either switch to Minocin or to different brands of generic minocycline. If you have had good or bad experiences with different brands of generic minocycline, please share your experiences with rheumatic . Now is the time for us to know! " ### In his excellent web page dated 8/27/2000, http://www.mercola.com/2000/aug/27/Rheumatoid Arthritis.htm, Dr. Mercola had stated: " Clinically it has been documented that it is important to take Lederle brand Minocin. Most all generic minocycline is clearly not as effective. A large percentage of patients will not respond at all or not do as well with generic non-Lederle minocycline. Traditionally it was recommended to only receive the brand name Lederle Minocin. However, there is one generic brand that is acceptable and that is the brand made by Lederle. The only difference between Lederle generic Minocin and brand name Minocin is the label and the price. " ### ESI Lederle was acquired by Wyeth, which in turn was acquired by American Home Products (AHP), a multi-billion dollar conglomerate. In January 1999, Lederle news releases switched from calling the company " ESI Lederle " to " Wyeth Lederle. " ### The important thing for us to realize is that generic minocyclines are made by a variety of manufacturers -- and the products of these manufacturers are clearly not the same. So far, feedback from our group has been sparse. There has been one negative report on the generic mino by Schein and one positive on the generic by Biocraft. Please again share your experience with different generics even if you have posted on this subject before! Sorry, I can't help personally, because I am still on ESI Lederle, which remains on the shelf at my local pharmacy. Sincerely, Harald At 09:09 AM 03/26/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I went to pick up my prescription and was told that Lederle is no longer >making minocin and is probably going out of business completely. Has >anyone else heard of this happenening. >So is this other minocin they gave me okay to take and will it work the >same way as the lederle does. > >Please advise me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 In a message dated 3/26/2002 8:10:51 AM Central Standard Time, NILOB1@... writes: I went to pick up my prescription and was told that Lederle is no longer making minocin and is probably going out of business completely. Has anyone else heard of this happenening. So is this other minocin they gave me okay to take and will it work the same way as the lederle does. Please advise me Lederle stopped making the generic minocin last fall....you were lucky to still be able to get it. Pharmacy's are just using up their stock. The new generic isn't as good but is all most of us can afford. If and when a 'better' generic comes along I'm sure someone in this group will let us all know. Cindi/Iowa RA 45 yrs AP 5 1/2 yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi , I have heard Ranbaxy (sp) and Teva are very good generics....Also somewhere a bell is ringing that someone on this site posted about also being good. As far as I know, Lederle stopped the generic. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 , Prior to September 2001, Lederle was selling a generic minocycline that was identical to their more expensive brand name Minocin. Lederle has now been acquired by Wyeth, which now sells Minocin under its name. 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. I will be grateful for any inputs from group members willing to share their results with generic minocycline. 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? Sincerely, Harald At 07:58 PM 12/10/02 +0000, wrote: >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 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 Sent using the Entourage X Test Drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 --- 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?<<<<<<<<<<<<< Hi Harald and , As we have read from others on this BB , the generic does work for many....I am sure we will get different manufacturer names also....that really isn't a conflict...The BIG issue with generics are the fillers. Minocin the brand has one filler cellulose, which the majority of us can tolerate and do very well. I for one cannot take the lactose that is used in many. If you are lactose intolerant, then stay away from that generic....When taking the generic, check with your pharmacy as to what fillers are being used. Obviously, the less fillers, the more absorbancy...that is one reason why the brand Minocin works so well for so many. You are correct Harald...finding the correct one for you is the big issue...We really can't take anyone's advice here. What works well for one could be a real flop for others. Much luck ...You will know if it's working for you by your progress or lack of progress....Check on the fillers...that is the key! Love, Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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