Guest guest Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Congratulations! I am hearing about more and more people lately who have been on A/P going into remission. Some swear it has to be only Minocin, some say only Minocycline. I say, whatever works, is wonderful I achieved remission also after 18 months on A/P! I think this is exciting. Good Job! Dolores Glenda <gfmack@...> wrote: I use generic and am in remission no pain rheumatic Generic Mino I went to the pharmacy yesterday and they told me that mino was no longer available except in the Generic form. I asked if it was no longer available for them or for anyone and they said no longer available anywhere. Has anyone else heard this? Will the Generic (which is much cheaper) help me? ---------------------------------------------------------- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000749-1, 06/15/2007 Tested on: 6/16/2007 10:27:43 AM avast! - copyright © 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000749-1, 06/15/2007 Tested on: 6/16/2007 10:31:15 AM avast! - copyright © 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Ethel and Geoff, Thanks, as always, for the timely advice. You are true heroes for your dedication to the true facts and details. Just the other day I was asked by a friend where one could fine the brand name Minocin, and voila -- you provided the source. Thank you! Yes, the term " the generics " can vary from one day to the next, and from one brand to the next on a continual basis. It is known that their efficacity changes frequently and they are not always reliable, from one batch to the next. It's difficult to impossible to try and report on the efficacity from one batch to the next. Thanks again for the timely information! ~Connie > > Our local pharmacy price for Triax Minocin 100 mg is $1,000 for 100 > capsules - a 1,000% increase from when I use to buy it. It's still > available for uses other than dermatology (regardless of Triax' package > insert) - providing you can afford it or have good insurance coverage. > True, this price is highway robbery, but if you are taking 100 mg. M-W-F, > that would cost $30 a week or $120 a month. If you take twice that dosage, > the amount is $240 per month - still much cheaper than most car payments. > > If the generic works for you - great, but there have been any number of > people in the group over the years that opted for the generic and were on it > for months - in some cases a couple of years - with no results. Once they > switched to Minocin, they started responding. > > Harold has created a site with information concerning generics other people > have used effectively, and, I think, listing pharmacies in Canada that have > good prices on Minocin. There are other countries that sell Minocin even > cheaper than Canada and you don't need a prescription - but make sure you > are dealing with a reliable source. > > Ethel > > > > rheumatic Re: Generic Mino > > > > Ethel kindly posted a contact for Triax pharmaceuticals and I took the > > initiative to directly speak with Volk, their VP of Marketing. I'm > > afraid our issues remain unchanged... > > > > Some years ago it was difficult to find anyone willing to prescribe the > > tetracycline family for RA. The most effective drug found for curing RA > > was minocycline, specifically brand name Minocin. Unfortunately for all > > of us who suffer with these diseases, Dr. Brown's work at NIH was roundly > > disregarded as it flew in the face of the " confused body " model, which is > > extremely lucrative, despite its proven track record. > > > > We wallowed in the nether world of needing a known treatment and being > > unable to obtain it due to the marketing and protectionist legal > > maneuvering of our pharmaceutical-health care complex. The more we tried > > to get treatment, the more they advertised, litigated and legislated > > against us. Then came the Trentham study. > > > > Like Rodney Dangerfield, a " sort " of antibiotic program finally got some > > respect. It was not the one Brown developed and proved. It was far more > > dangerous, and less effective, but it had one saving grace. It > > " legitimized " using antibiotics for rheumatic diseases. > > > > All patients had to do was obtain one of those little golden slips of > > paper -- a Rx -- using a reasonable bribe called an office visit fee. > > With that in hand we were now able to obtain minocycline, and we could > > reduce the dosage to the proper amount on our own. But a problem > > remained -- cost. > > > > Minocycline, despite being around many, many, years and long off patent, > > remained prohibitively expensive, or so we thought. Then reality set in. > > Minocycline, or more correctly, the brand name product, Minocin, was sold > > off to a dermatology company -- Triax. And the price more than tripled. > > > > So I called Triax today. I mentioned to the VP Marketing that there is a > > large market out there for Minocin in treating rheumatic diseases. > > > > Volk said he knows full well that market is there, but there is one > > small -- and for us extremely expensive -- snag. The package insert for > > Minocin only allows it to be recommended for acne. It cannot be labeled > > for rheumatic diseases without further studies and an NDA, a very > > expensive process, especially for a two-year old company focused on > > dermatological drugs. Therefore, they have no intention of pursuing it in > > the future. > > > > What does this mean for us? In short, we've been zapped. > > > > The price of " vanity " drugs knows no boundary of conscience nor > > willingness to pay. Our best line of defense against rheumatic diseases > > is permanently ensconced in the high-bucks world of makeup, glamour, > > falsies, implants, jewelry, fashion, mirrors and make-believe. The price > > for Minocin is not going down -- it will be going up -- as fast and as > > long as the market bears. > > > > These days $1.00-$1.25/pill is a good price. Get it anywhere you can. > > > > Very sad, indeed. > > > > Geoff > > > > Acts 2:39 > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 The only information I can find is by word of mouth from a friend of mine who says : It seems Teva and generic minocycline always comes up tope & gets the thumbs up here from people I know who use mino in the US. Anyone taking it will just have to check around different pharmacies to see if they supply these - some do, some don't - but some will also order in certain ones, if requested. Ranbaxy (made in India) is a definite no-no...had FDA warnings of producing inferior generics that were not up to regulation standards. Brand Wyeth Minocin here in the US (the pelleted variety distributed thru Triax) is not usually covered by most insurances (waaaaayyy too expensive), so people will often buy the brand from http://www.buylowdrugs.com/rx-drugs/Minocin.php an online pharmacy in Canada. It's $165.00 for a hundred count and, if she orders these online, she should write " 100mg caps Stiefel brand Minocin (pelleted caps only) " in the medication line of the order form just like that so they don't send the powered brand version instead, both of which come in the same two-toned orange/indigo capsule. Takes 2 to 3 weeks from placing faxed order for the Minocin to arrive from Canada, so need to stay on top of re-ordering in advance, so you don't run out. Like Triax in the US, Stiefel in Canada also got distribution rights from Wyeth, so it's exactly the same formulation as the Minocin in the US (which is in a pea green-coloured capsule with one transluscent end). I hope this helps you decide which one to take ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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