Posted by hal on March 16, 2002, at 18:46:02
In reply to Shady off-label marketing of Neurontin, posted by Blue Cheer 1 on March 16, 2002, at 9:02:47
Hey There,
Yes, the drug companies use many underhanded marketing schemes to sell medication. The American Medical system today is very much a business, and drug representatives play a huge part.
But as the article mentioned, doctors in most cases prescribe a medication only if it indeed works. If the medication was ineffective, the patient would not improve and never return ..... if you were on neurontin and keep having seizures everyday, you would go to a new doctor.
So in defense of neurontin, it is a multipurpose medication effective for seizures, neuropathic pain, migraine headaches, bipolar disorder, insomnia, etc. The problem for the drug companies is they have to spend 1 to 2 million dollars to fund a trial for a new application of the drug and then wait months/years for FDA review and hopeful approval.Hal
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