Posted by Elizabeth on May 30, 2001, at 14:49:53
In reply to Re: Pindolol Augmentation with Few Side-effects » SalArmy4me, posted by Cam W. on May 30, 2001, at 10:08:32
> Also, here in Canada, we have what are called "ultra-generics", where the brand name company either starts their own generic company (eg. Altimed - Glaxo Wellcome/Upjohn/others; Linson - Bristol Meyers/Squibb) to compete against the strictly generic companies.
Those exist in the U.S. too (brand-name drugs are even more expensive here than they are in Canada, you know!). The one that comes to mind is Greenstone, a generic maker of alprazolam tablets that look suspiciously identical to brand-name Xanax. < g > Greenstone is -- unsurprisingly -- a subsidiary of Pharmacia & Upjohn, makers of Xanax.
I have been taking Xanax for 5 years or so, and the only generic tablets I've ever gotten are the Greenstone ones. I wonder what effect the expiration of the patent on Xanax has had on P&U's profits...if any.
-elizabeth
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