Anyone try a generic dmd?

[jbell2435]

Just for no reason, I did a search for "glatirmer acetate" (Copaxone) and found that you can order the shots online at a Canadian online pharmacy for a fraction of the cost.

I don't need this now as insurance is covered and I did get the $35 co-pay from Shared Solution (i think).

I heard the US cost was approx. $4,500/month, they had the generic for $899 for 30 days...

Just curious if anyone had tried this.

[owlnona]

I never heard of any generic DMD? They are so specialized I'd be afraid of generic.
God Bless Nona Judy

[MarkLavelle]

I did a search for "glatirmer acetate" (Copaxone) and found that you can order the shots online at a Canadian online pharmacy for a fraction of the cost.

I wonder whether it's a real generic substitute or if that pharmacy (or Canada itself?) got a special price from Teva (the last price I was told by my mail-order pharmacy was "over $3000/month").

I know the patent on Copaxone doesn't run out until 2014, so if the glatirmer acetate you found isn't the real Teva product I would be very hesitant to assume it's as good (or even legal)...

[Bob698]

Other DMDs use cloned material, so the term Generic will never apply to them.

Be very careful about deals that seem too good to be true. I used to live in a border state and there are ways you can get in hot water (for starters, you aren't Canadian and you don't pay into their health care system).