Posted by Elizabeth on November 10, 2001, at 22:44:43
In reply to Re: Paxil interaction? » Elizabeth, posted by Cam W. on November 9, 2001, at 22:36:56
> 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.
Ahh, well that explains it then.
> Still Mellaril is fairly safe; especially when you consider the number of doses that have been taken without incident since it was first released.
I even took it once (I think it was just 10 mg or so -- I was desperate to get to sleep!).
> Today, more than ever, the motto of the business community is "Cover Thine Ass".
Yeah, I was just interested in why Mellaril was singled out. (I think the ass-covering can be a good thing, in moderation.)
> 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.
That's pretty sleazy, but I have to give them points for cleverness if they really did it!
On a related note -- have you noticed how corporations (drug companies and others) are buying each other like crazy lately? Like, Glaxo Smithkline, AOL Time Warner, etc. Novartis seems to be this giant beast made up of a number of formerly independent drug firms (too many to combine all their names!).
-elizabeth
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