@becsbuddy, thanks for your encouraging words. I worked as a lab tech.-medical assistant for 30 years so I am fortunate to have some background in how the medical system works. We need to be our own advocates these days in dealing with corporate medicine. Fortunately, I am in a small community where many of our doctors still treat us with personal care. The other side of the coin is that this small community is not near to major medical facilities and numerous specialists. I did read some of the previous contributors' posts and realize that I will need to test more tentative suspicion of a possible drug reaction myself. I intend to order the name brand drug this next time at much greater expense but if I find these itching welts subside, I will continue to use the name brand. Again, thank you.