Posted by dr. dave on May 2, 2003, at 6:04:06
In reply to Re: LEXAPRO NEWSFLASH, posted by vandy on May 1, 2003, at 12:30:37
> > > > > Authorities in the UK have ruled that the claim that Lexapro is more effective than Celexa in treating depression is not justified. This claim can no longer be made as there is not seen to be adequate data supporting it.
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> > > > "Authorities" = "They" (As in 'They say!') Do you have a link to a specific citation?
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> > > Here's the story
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> > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,946370,00.html
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> > > There should be a story in the British Medical Journal soon too.
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> > You know what, i read the article, and all it is saying is the advertisment may be misleading, it can't tell me the difference i have felt is false. I know my body, i know my reactions to Lex are much better, with fewer hassles, than when on Celexa. It says nothing of the effectivness being the same or less than Celexa, in fact, it supports that Lex is more effective. I know Lex is more expensive, we all do, but the difference in our lives is worth it to most of us. The price will go down, just as Celexa did after a while on the market. New products always cost more at first, then a generic is developed and it becomes more affordable. This is not a scientific study by a medical authority, in fact it is not a authority at all, just a report on the advertisment. I don't base my life on advertisment rights and wrongs, but facts and research and my individual experience.
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> On reading the article I don't see it as being either for or against the merits of Lexapro. The company that developed the drug made a "Better than" claim. The law prohibits a "Better than" claim whether it's true or false.
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> The nice thing about the internet is the increased skepticism it arrouses. Since I've seen so many posts that represent partial truths I've started looking for the same type of junk in the standard media. Guess what? It's everywhere. And everyone has an agenda.
>The regulations in the UK allow 'better than' claims as long as you can show that they're true. The problem here was that the data don't support the claim.
Clearly Lexapro is a good antidepressant but thousands of people are being convinced it's significantly better than Celexa when the evidence just isn't there. I just don't like people being misled.
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