MyNameIsJeff I still don't like your name but maybe you can answer my question this post ends with.
Look guys, I'm not saying that some generics aren't good!
All I'm saying is that he pharma stuff is better in my experience, hands down. And most people who have done REAL pharma will say the same exact thing.
There is absolutely NO WAY IN HELL that the labs creating this stuff in Asia run the same procedures under the same conditions using the same equipment ( which easily costs millions of dollars) as the pharma labs, like EMD Serono's in Switzerland.
Merck made over $6 billion last year, based on their financial statement.
If you think the guys selling and manufacturing the generic growth can even come CLOSE to competing with them in terms of the scientists/engineers they hire and educate, equipment they provide, and strict standards they require, you're out of your f*ckin mind and need to evaluate the thought process that led you to that conclusion. There are things they do and tests they run that niether us here at PM or the labs in China could come even come close to being able to afford to do.
If you open up the analysis reports that Janoshik posted on the lab testing section, you will see that the serostim has better results than the generic...
And I'm not a genius but I would imagine there are other ways the molecules can yield imperfections that simply can't be detected in Jano's tests.
From what I've read, HPLC (which tests for polarity) may or may not be impacted by an improperly folded chain. And the SEC tests for the size of the molecule. These tests are separating compounds based on size, molecular weight, and polarity, as far as I can see. Maybe I'm missing something?
Here is my question: if an improperly folded chain has the SAME molecular weight and polarity as a properly folded chain, how do these tests discriminate between the two?
As said before, I am just stating that MY experience with serostim is superior to generics. Based on the anecdotal evidence I've gotten from other people using the same stuff, who were using the same generics as me who get serostim from the same people (all prescribed dthis stuff) as me, serostim has yielded better results.
Now some people may believe they get better or the same results from generics- that is fine and they are entitled to their own experience.