Posted by delna on November 22, 2009, at 22:12:37
In reply to Re: Geodon now approved as add-on 4 maintenance of BP1 » delna, posted by Maxime on November 22, 2009, at 14:05:30
> I love it (sarcasm)when pharmacy companies discover or approve something that has been known to work for years and has been used as such. Such a waste of research money. Although it does help them sell more pills.
I agree. It's a pathetic waste of money which could be spent better.
But the fact is that some pdocs will only prescribe something that is 'officially' approved for an indication. For example; Seroquin was being pushed on me forever because it was 'approved' for bipolar mainatence therapy. But did I fit the patient profile for such a AP? NO way!! It's way too sedating!
The fact that I was being maintained on Geodon caused some pdocs I saw(even one who was a associate professor at Harvard) to sneer and question the prescribing pdoc because it was 'off label' at the time. It wasn't relevant that it worked!! She still wanted me on Seroquin.
Sad..
poster:delna
thread:926415
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20091117/msgs/926633.html