Thoughts on Generic Ribashpere

[GoofyDad]

Around mid-December 2005, generic ribaviran hit the market in the form of Ribasphere. A number of us here are in the process being switched over to it, and I think it's safe to say more and more will be switching going forward.

Most of us would probably prefer to continue treatment with the name brand drug, although with the significant price differential between name brand and generic, I expect many of us would more willingly switch to the cheaper product were we paying out of pocket.  

I thought it would be informative to have a thread for discussing the merits and issues of generic ribavirin.

[jaroman]

Where I am living now(Costa Rica), I can only get Pegasys. Roche GIVES me the Copeg free. One box with each redi-syringe of Peg.
I've got extra now too.
On Dr. Cecil's website, he mentions the availability of generic riba(mentions 3 River's Pharmacy) and says "isnt competition great?". Sounds like he has no problem with generic riba/

[GoofyDad]

Good point. I meant to mention that in my oroginal post. Overall, the expiration of patent has to be viewed as a positive development for those planning to treat.

[Forseegood]

splain it to me Desi, what does expiration of patent mean??? who did you see last night? Flock of Seagulls is touring Marin from what I see....he he he

[GoofyDad]

Patent expriation, my dear, occurs when those patent leather thigh-highs that have been going to waste in your closet get moth-holes. Jim may (or may not) be able to clue you in on this phenomena. :)

Went over to Cafe Amsterdam to see <href="http://www.bay-area-bands.com/bab00075.htm">King Perkoff</a>. It was enjoyable, but Lil Goof hit the wall early and we had to head home. Too bad, because he was liking it too.

Flock of Seagulls, har-dee-har-har. I best grab my camcorder and head over to Pt Reyes Station.  

--Goof Hitchcock

PS The patent on Ribavirin expired, making generics permissible....

[Forseegood]

I don't know, shoot me if I'm wrong, but our boy Jimmy doens't take kindly to us seeing him in his favorite moth hunting boots...mine are still around, they just loved me in em at Madam Wong's...oh Black Flag, are you still out there???geeesh! I hope not! ha ha! Henry Rollins has his own indie film cable show now...we all gotta sell out to DA MAN sometime!!! ha ha! That's so sweet that you bring your little boy to music clubs, he must be quite the cultivated little dude! Yikes! I can imagine him when he's 22!!!

[Forseegood]

oh yeah, Mr. King was born in the same town as I was, Santa Monica, in the same year and month...so he must be fabuloso in person, he he he...I like Ben Webster myself...