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Posted by mcman on August 3, 2000, at 12:58:31
Abbot Laboratories has added a boxed warning on Depakote warning of the possibility of pancreatitis, which can leaad to quick death. The company noted that in clinical trials, there were two cases of
pancreatitis in 2416 patients representing 1044 patient years. More deails can be found in this week's McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly. Other items compare the US and UK health systems, report on three ways depression kills, how to protect yourself against pharmacy mistakes, and more. For your FREE online subscription, please sign up here:
http://www.suite101.com/splash.cfm/depressionCheers
Posted by shar on August 3, 2000, at 20:42:01
In reply to Depakote Warning, posted by mcman on August 3, 2000, at 12:58:31
Thanks for sharing this. Tho I'm not on it, it is so important to hear these things.
I was once on Merital--exciting new drug the FDA had just approved, had been used in Europe for a while. I had to call my dr. for a refill and he was out of town and the fill-in doc said "Stop taking it."
Me: Do I need to taper off?
Him: People are dying from it.
Me: Should I have something else for when I just stop, or cold turkey everything?
Him: Don't take it. Stop now. Call your dr. when he's back in town.
So, I was pretty scared, more about withdrawal because the insert had talked a lot about it. But, I stopped, and lived to tell about it.
It's shocking when they find things out after a drug has been "tested" for awhile. Depakote has been around a long time, hasn't it?
Question to McMan: If I subscribe to the list (which sounds interesting) are you going to take my ISP or URL info and other info you can hack in a find out about (my deepest darkest secrets?) and sell it to evil people who will do something else with it? (really just kidding, but I never know about these things!)
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> Abbot Laboratories has added a boxed warning on Depakote warning of the possibility of pancreatitis, which can leaad to quick death. The company noted that in clinical trials, there were two cases of
> pancreatitis in 2416 patients representing 1044 patient years. More deails can be found in this week's McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly. Other items compare the US and UK health systems, report on three ways depression kills, how to protect yourself against pharmacy mistakes, and more. For your FREE online subscription, please sign up here:
> http://www.suite101.com/splash.cfm/depression
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> Cheers
Posted by mcman on August 4, 2000, at 10:35:44
In reply to Warnings » mcman, posted by shar on August 3, 2000, at 20:42:01
All you have to do is enter your email address, Shar. I won't know who you are, and the list is strictly confidential. Hope this allays your concerns.
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> Question to McMan: If I subscribe to the list (which sounds interesting) are you going to take my ISP or URL info and other info you can hack in a find out about (my deepest darkest secrets?) and sell it to evil people who will do something else with it? (really just kidding, but I never know about these things!)
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> > Abbot Laboratories has added a boxed warning on Depakote warning of the possibility of pancreatitis, which can leaad to quick death. The company noted that in clinical trials, there were two cases of
> > pancreatitis in 2416 patients representing 1044 patient years. More deails can be found in this week's McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly. Other items compare the US and UK health systems, report on three ways depression kills, how to protect yourself against pharmacy mistakes, and more. For your FREE online subscription, please sign up here:
> > http://www.suite101.com/splash.cfm/depression
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> > Cheers
Posted by stjames on August 4, 2000, at 22:35:13
In reply to Warnings » mcman, posted by shar on August 3, 2000, at 20:42:01
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> Question to McMan: If I subscribe to the list (which sounds interesting) are you going to take my ISP or URL info and other info you can hack in a find out about (my deepest darkest secrets?) and sell it to evil people who will do something else with it? (really just kidding, but I never know about these things!)
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> SJames here....
Actually your point is well taken. People can no longer
surf the net from home without some form of protection.
Crackers will get to you sooner or later if you don't
close the holes. If you acn't afford a hardware firewall
the product "Black Ice" is < $50 US and is excellent to
protect the home user. Esp. at risk are cable and DSL users.
james
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