thank you kitty,
here are the correct facts about so-called "generic" seroquel:

[Generic Seroquel
A patent currently prohibits any generic Seroquel from being manufactured until 2012 at the earliest. Lawsuits or patents for specific uses for the drug could extend this date. While some companies may claim to sell a generic Seroquel, these drugs could be fake, substandard, and potentially dangerous. You should not buy any so-called generic versions until an approved one is available.]

I also wrote Astro-Zenica (ms?) last night to find out what was going on. I think the pending lawsuits may be to blame but am waiting to hear back from them. This is just awful. I may have to switch to Seroquel XR, which still remains the same price (copay $44, only up $2 from 2010, still Tier 2) for some odd reason (and I asked them about THAT too!).

I miss the days when I could get free samples from a pdoc that now no longer takes medicare. Now am back in the state system and the pharm reps don't give them samples anymore at all. <sigh> Guess we'll just have to wait and see, and hopefully our pdoc's will help us with letters, etc.

Just a note FYI: I get mine in a bottle of 60 pills, 300 mg each. That way I can half them with a pill cutter (only take 150mg a day bcause of side effects) and getting 60, they last for 3 months. But you have to have a doc willing to write it this way: "take 1-2 300mg every day". It goes a long way to defray the cost. But of course if you take more, it won't work.