Posted by JohnX2 on February 26, 2002, at 15:56:56
In reply to Re: why can't they make a parnate/nardil patch?, posted by Geezer on February 26, 2002, at 10:07:49
I've just witnessed a total marketing miracle
in my own industry by my company, debunking
a myth regarding what makes a computer fast.
No one thought it would work, but all it took
was a little advertising dollars and the payoff
was HUGE.So I think there would be a lot of interest in
this if an intellegent company with good marketing
just went after it. The R & D cost would be really
small because the drugs are already well studied.
Forest Labs would come to mind as a company that
could pull this off. (I play the stock market alot
and follow these companies ploys). What they did
with Celexa after a market was already saturated
with SSRIS was nothing short of amazing.Anyways its such a crying shame.
-John
> >
> > seems like there would be a lot of
> > interest in a patch form of parnate and nardil.
> > This worked for deprnyl. I wonder if there is
> > something about the pharmacology that prevents
> > it?
> >
> > Anyways, it seems this would be a new patent
> > I believe and therefore more dollars for the
> > manufacturers. Also, removing the dietary restrictions
> > seemingly would generate a substantial amount
> > of renewed interest in the medications. Seems
> > like a low risk quick buck to me.
> >
> > Huh. What am I missing?
> >
> > -John
>
> Hi John
>
> Sure have to agree about the Parnate patch. Sadly, these psychiatric shoemakers I have had to deal with are as MAOI phobic as they are Benzo phobic.
>
> Have you read Bodkins article on the Selegiline patch Harvard University Gazette, Dec. 10, 1998 - bet we never see it. Along with all the economic, political, and ignorance issues, I beleive a big part of the problem is the commitment to the AMERICAN MODEL for the treatment of depressions = Serotonin is the only thing that matters.
>
> I think Bodkin sums up the issue on MAOI (deprnyl & possibly other MAOIs) patches. "It seemed like a no-brainer, I wonder why no one had tried it"?
> He goes on to comment on efficacy; "many of the 89 people who received an active patch....enjoyed well-being of a type they had not felt before. Bodkin continues: "That's an improvement rarley seen with Prozac, Zoloft, and other antidepressants and we saw results in only one week".
>
> One study I would love to see!! Find out how those who fail to respond to SSRIs compare to the 20% suicide rate for Bipolar II. I have this little malady, I don't respond to SSRIs (maybe not to Remeron), I wasen't mood stabilized until 6 months ago (now age 57)......can't help but be a little curious!!
>
> Hang in there. Thanks for your help in the past.
>
> Geezer
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