Re: Metformin trots



Anon wrote:
>
> For the last week I've had the trots, so bad I've been staying home close to
> the John. Today I was refilling my one week pill organizer. While I was
> putting the pills in the little compartments I noticed that my metformin
> pills looked different.
>
> They were "Metformin HCL ER 500MG Tablets". Express Scripts, where I get my
> Rx filled, had substituted them for Glucophage XR. I have always taken
> Glucophage XR before. Now I am sure it is this generic metformin that has
> given me the trots. I am going to the doctor next week and will get a Rx for
> Glucophage XR with no substation.

Express scripts will not allow this because XR is more expensive.

In Christ's love and service forevermore,

Andrew

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Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist

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