Posted by utopizen on June 12, 2003, at 18:54:53
In reply to Re: Want a new stimulant for ADD! » utopizen, posted by methinks on June 11, 2003, at 23:54:21
> . Anyone know why there isn't a generic for Desoxyn? Surely it's been around long enough to go off patent.
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Very few generic companies have the resources to handle the paperwork the goes along with handling a Class-II Scheduled drug. All ADD stims are C-II's. Desoxyn, however, is methamphetamine, which has its own act of congress to add to the paperwork.Ovation Pharmaceuticals purchased Desoxyn because their market research determined it was "under-marketed" by Abbott, and by simply marketing it through their sales people, they could justify the $40 million they spent on buying the brand-name rights to it. According to a techie I know who works for Abbott, it requires so much investment in reverse engineering a brand name drug in order to sell it as a generic that $40 million is probably more attractive to them.
This way, they don't have to spend millions on reverse engineering it only to have to compete against the brand name. They can charge a higher price knowing generic companies don't want to bother with the hassle of dealing with all the paperwork that is required to distribute methamphetamine, thus having no generic competition.
The first pharmacy I went to, which is in a very affluent suburb where Ritalin is a hot item there, the manager told me his safe was full as it was and he couldn't justify overstocking it just for one patient. So I went to a Wallgreens, which was much less busy than this other pharmacy, and they said they always carry it in stock and see it filled once every few months.
I get prescribed 10mg 2x/day, which is 4 5mg pills a day. 4 pills x 30 days = 120 pills.
Average daily dose for Desoxyn is 20-25mg according to the PDR, so if your pharmacist had a clue, he'd know you'd need more than 100 pills in a single month's quantity.
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