tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post6610645776610609268..comments2024-01-31T08:27:22.773-08:00Comments on Your Pharmacist May Hate You: I Evidently Have The Ear Of President Obama, As I Should. We Will All Be Smarter As A Result.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-287341950429213082009-03-25T09:48:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:48:00.000-07:00Well, with psychiatric meds, particularly antidepr...Well, with psychiatric meds, particularly antidepressants, so much is dependent on the individual that which one works better on average is irrelevant. Maybe it could give a starting point, but honestly, what psychiatric medicine needs is more FOCUSED trials. Finding out that Wellbutrin is better than Prozac for college-aged white people with depression doesn't actually tell us what works best for teenagers, middle-aged people, pregnant women, the elderly, people with other mental conditions like anxiety and OCD, etc. And finding out that overall, for a wide variety of patients, Prozac works best doesn't tell us if it works better for college-aged white people. <BR/><BR/>Definitely a step in the right direction, though. Maybe they can throw some strict anti-lobbying rules up, too, like "no drug company reps or drug company parephenalia within sight of the research building" and "any drug rep who approaches a researcher will immediately be arrested, and any drug company that sends them information will immediately be fined $100 million dollars."Basioranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735917076649770499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-3436355462118094582009-03-21T13:16:00.000-07:002009-03-21T13:16:00.000-07:00My rebuttal:Abusive marketing for neurontin (gabap...My rebuttal:<BR/><BR/>Abusive marketing for neurontin (gabapentin)<BR/><BR/>www.alternet.org/healthwellness/119912/what%27s_it_going_to_take_to_lock_up_drug_company_execs_?page=entire<BR/><BR/>http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/360/2/103Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-8631633951109983352009-03-19T17:39:00.000-07:002009-03-19T17:39:00.000-07:00Even though I no longer can drink alcohol, Laphroa...Even though I no longer can drink alcohol, Laphroaig was my scotch of choice.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-60240598559562678562009-03-19T17:38:00.000-07:002009-03-19T17:38:00.000-07:00Well, yes, you are awesome. I'm bipolar as you kn...Well, yes, you are awesome. I'm bipolar as you know, and I started taking Wellbutrin (prescribed by my Psychiatrist) as I was on my way to play a Judge in a movie. By the time I arrived on location I was psychotic, not just a smidge depressed. It did make for an interesting performance, but I wanted to kill everyone, not just throw them in jail.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-34711369359455037142009-03-18T20:23:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:23:00.000-07:00I'm not praising GSK for trying to foist Treximet ...I'm not praising GSK for trying to foist Treximet on the market, don't get me wrong here. I can't say I blame them for trying to capitalize, because we all know idiots who will insist on it. I don't see how there are enough to make money on it, but they must know something or they wouldn't have done it (they are, after all, in it for the money).<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I know for an absolute fact that drug companies fund research and outreach programs with the money they make from the profitable drug products. I know for a fact that they are searching for cures for diseases like malaria everyday.<BR/><BR/>And when, exactly, did profit become a bad thing? Anybody here single-handedly develop/isolate a drug, rigorously test that drug for effects (bad and good), effectively formulate that drug, then market it successfully? Until you do, reflect on that for a minute before you denigrate a drug company for doing it.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819250522301663061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-5313302808570379052009-03-18T18:26:00.000-07:002009-03-18T18:26:00.000-07:00The current president has also read and taught the...The current president has also read and taught the Constitution; his predecessor couldn't read.<BR/><BR/>O Happy Day!Scritches.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888201072541904299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-64322819083761724322009-03-18T11:09:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:09:00.000-07:00DM does make a point that doctors are monitored by...DM does make a point that doctors are monitored by insurances and that transitioning over to a government sponsored program will not have a significant difference.<BR/><BR/>Chip,<BR/>Keep in mind that drug manufacturers are businesses and solely exist to make a profit. The only reason why they have a vested interest (ie R&D) in a new antibiotic is because they want to make money on it.<BR/><BR/>EBM is also heavily associated with the Cochrane Collaboration (which is a public domain in certain countries). The insurances can simply look up the information they need. The UK's NHS and the US's Agency for Healthcare Research Quality (a branch of HHS)are the ones that give out the gold standard in therapy (not any insurance PBM).<BR/><BR/>I support combo drugs in certain circumstances (ie compliance issues). Treximet (sumatriptan/naproxen) was merely pushed out since GSK lost the patent on Imitrex. A drug that costs $250+ can easily be replaced by a $70 generic with a bottle of $5 Aleve. That's not ingenuity that deserves praise, but a scam that should be scorned as professionals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-57238651259602958322009-03-17T13:07:00.000-07:002009-03-17T13:07:00.000-07:00Rock on DM!!!!!what a potty mouth you have today.....Rock on DM!!!!!<BR/>what a potty mouth you have today..akfnphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295006128505033759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-17880995128642544392009-03-17T10:14:00.000-07:002009-03-17T10:14:00.000-07:00Wowsers, you invented evidence-based medicine, too...Wowsers, you invented evidence-based medicine, too?<BR/><BR/>I see why you have such sycophants, now... lol<BR/><BR/>On a serious note, do you not think that insurance companies that require prior authorization are practicing evidence-based medicine? Do you not think that requiring higher copays on brand name meds is a subtle little hint to patients that maybe they should try something else that might work nearly as well but not be so expensive? You want to be the one explaining to patients that they can't even get a medication until they've tried 2-3 others that are cheaper first? Surely you don't think that there's no financial component to the 'evidence'? Surely you don't think that pharmaceutical companies won't lobby states/fed to accept 'bonuses' to get their meds paid for, despite the fact that they do it now? <BR/><BR/>Don't forget that drug companies are able to pay for antibiotic research because they make tons of money on Lipitor and Nexium and Viagra and the like. You want to suck away that revenue stream, stifling drug company innovation? For every Treximet, there's a drug that might save a life.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819250522301663061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-38736684561660220252009-03-16T17:41:00.000-07:002009-03-16T17:41:00.000-07:00Start Eating lots and lots of cheese. That should...Start Eating lots and lots of cheese. That should take care of your toilet paper problem and help the WI economy... It's a win winAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-48788097122109279592009-03-16T16:39:00.000-07:002009-03-16T16:39:00.000-07:00Amen, Drug Monkey. Amen. Preach on brother!Amen, Drug Monkey. Amen. Preach on brother!Erik & Devanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479111671487264448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10776815.post-58546040116181349012009-03-16T02:11:00.000-07:002009-03-16T02:11:00.000-07:00Goddamn, you're awesome :)Goddamn, you're awesome :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210707746180837233noreply@blogger.com