Posted by Cam W. on November 9, 2001, at 22:36:56
In reply to Re: Paxil interaction?, posted by Elizabeth on November 9, 2001, at 13:26:39
Elizabeth - I believe that the extent of the QT prolongation with Mellaril is significantly more than with other phenothiazines. I believe the delay is on the extent of double the time, if I am not mistaken. Still Mellaril is fairly safe; especially when you consider the number of doses that have been taken without incident since it was first released.
Today, more than ever, the motto of the business community is "Cover Thine Ass".
Also Novartis (formerly Sandoz), who made Mellaril could have released this info to keep the generic companies in the U.S. at bay. Don't want to make a generic form of a drug that kills, do they.
- Cam
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