Posted by pharmrep on August 2, 2002, at 23:37:16
In reply to Try Cipralex. Dont' wait for Lexapro, posted by BekkaH on August 2, 2002, at 13:47:23
Nice info Bekka. Sorry it didnt work out for you. You're right, everybody responds differently. I'm curious, I know Lex is supposed to be faster acting, but what specifically are the adverse events for you with Celexa/Lexapro that caused you to discontinue use? You said SSRI's in general dont help you...what does?
And 51% of doctors get paid seems low. Maybe I dont follow you...it seems alright to me that a company can pay for a doctors time and expertise to conduct a trial study. These often take several weeks to several months. They are usually set amounts, but are sometimes unrestricted grants depending on the project. I've seen plenty of studies where the "sponsoring" company is hoping for one outcome, but in fact a not so favorable outcome happens. Since the "freedom of information act of 1998" came in to effect, this has been a tighter ship. Regardless of the outcome of the study...it must be published. For example, the study by Dr. Nick Freemantle I mentioned before. Wyeth paid for it...hoping to see that "dual action" was better...but in fact, the study showed otherwise. I often carry posters/studies around that other companies sponsored...it lends to more non-biased credibility. For physicians to take time away from their own income producing practice and try to run a study instead, I dont see the problem with them getting paid for it. It's not like they will "sway" towards the sponsors just because they got
money from them. No doctor would sacrifice his credibility/career for 1-final paycheck.
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