Cheap, Generic Celexa Won't Happen: Here's Why: » moxy1000

Posted by Simcha on September 1, 2002, at 15:33:19

In reply to Cheap, Generic Celexa, posted by moxy1000 on September 1, 2002, at 14:14:07

I'm concerned by the growing debate over Lexapro. I am not saying that we should not allow Drug Reps to provide information on this new drug.
However..... I think that Pharmrep is more than zealous about Lexapro. Of course he would be. His job depends on it. I think we need to remind ourselves that drug reps and drug companies in general are for profit institutions and as such the profit is the ONLY GOAL of said institutions.
Remember Enron, Worldcom, and all the rest of the corporate scandals lately. These big companies really have so much control over our lives.
As they make Celexa impossible to get because it will be knocked off of the formulary of most insurance companies due to the pricing of their new drug Lexapro, Forest introduces "New and Improved Celexa" in the form of Lexapro. Now, those of us who do just fine on Celexa may not do as well on Lexapro. I see no convincing evidence that Lexapro will be better for me than Celexa. Most med changes have been very difficult for me.
Knocking the waning Celexa off of insurance formularies by making Lexapro cheaper Forest has made certain that no one but Forest will make profit off of Citalopram. The old drug "citalopram" will die an early death at the hands of the insurance companies so that by the time Forest loses its patent no one will bother marketing generic citalopram because there would be no profit. Thus Forest retains its patent on Lexapro and remains the sole provider of this allegedly superior form of its most successful drug (removing the r-isomer of course).
I do not buy into their claims that this is not a profit driven plan for the reasons above. It will insure a continued monopoly on the s-isomer at the very least and it will kill any incentive for any other company to make a generic citalopram thus keeping Lexapro on top of the market.
Just My Opinion,
Simcha

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Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl Dr. Bob 6/11/02
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Re: Lexapro side-effects » dr dave pharmrep 8/31/02
lexapro (P.I.) dose dependant adverse events pharmrep 9/1/02
Re: Lexapro maintenance dose » pharmrep Anyuser 9/1/02
Re: Lexapro side-effects » pharmrep Simcha 9/1/02
Re: Dr. Dave versus Dr. Jack » Anyuser dr dave 9/1/02
Re: Raines et al dr dave 9/1/02
Re: Lexapro side-effects » pharmrep dr dave 9/1/02
Re: Lexapro maintenance dose » Anyuser pharmrep 9/1/02
Re: Raines et al » dr dave pharmrep 9/1/02
other findings pharmrep 9/1/02
Re: Lexapro maintenance dose » Anyuser pharmrep 9/1/02
Cheap, Generic Celexa moxy1000 9/1/02
Cheap, Generic Celexa Won't Happen: Here's Why: » moxy1000 Simcha 9/1/02
Re: Generic Celexa Won't Happen: see bottom » Simcha pharmrep 9/1/02
Re: Generic Celexa will be better than Lexapro LostBoyinNC1 9/1/02
Re: 20%? (nm) » Phil Winger 9/1/02
Re: 20%? (nm) » Phil Winger 9/1/02
Re: sex. s/e (let's try this one more time -newby) » pharmrep Winger 9/1/02
Re: Cheap, Generic Celexa » moxy1000 dr. dave 9/1/02
what? » LostBoyinNC1 pharmrep 9/1/02
Re: other findings » pharmrep dr. dave 9/1/02
Re: sex. s/e (let's try this one more time -newby) » Winger pharmrep 9/1/02
Re: what? LostBoyinNC1 9/1/02
Re: Please be civil » LostBoyinNC1 Dinah 9/1/02
Re: bad logic from Dr. Dave » dr. dave pharmrep 9/1/02
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Re: Anyone switched to Lexapro? » lil jimi lil jimi 9/8/16

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