Posted by yxibow on December 6, 2006, at 0:50:11
In reply to Re: lawsuit on seroquel now? » yxibow, posted by Phillipa on December 5, 2006, at 18:28:56
> Jay My Daughter saw it on TV it's legit. Love Phillipa
I didn't say some ambulance chasers (I am not characterizing all lawyers as such but there is a high amount of it if you do any drug search on the internet) weren't "legit." But don't believe everything you see on TV. Especially FOX. [soapbox off.]
But this culture of suing (other than gross negligence) drug manufacturers ultimately reduces the likelihood that novel agents will pass Stage III and go into development.I don't speak for the pharmaceutical industry and I think there is a ton of overhead spent on advertising and legal security of patents.
But we ultimately debate on here ad nauseum "drug X" is awful, and then at the same time we want (I know I want) a superdrug to cure our ills.
I don't know the exact issues in this case, and I certainly have concern as I do take Seroquel, but I also have what is known as "informed consent."My doctor has informed me that Seroquel can cause various EPS syndromes up to and including TD. I never thought in a million years I would be taking a neuroleptic but it is one of two medications that is important to my wellbeing at the moment.
I also get physicals more than once a year typically and have liver and other blood tests to monitor the various medications I am taking.
I could sue my doctor for the so far permanent minor twitch on my index finger which was likely caused by a combination of Risperdal and Prozac some 4 to 5 years ago -- but I have a good rapport and what would that accomplish? I have to work with what I have left.It could be worse, I could be an amputee in a non-western medical setting where nothing else is available to cure my gangrene.
I know sometimes I feel powerless with side effects which are not pleasant but if I am to get on with a semi-normal existence, I have to consider the ramifications of "informed consent."
This is different from emergency medicine, where a patient may actually be unconscious and unable to give consent to a novel treatment that may save their lives but possibly give unwanted results as well. This remains one of the ills of being an ER doctor, and being sued in court, regardless of malpractice insurance, it is the board of the hospital versus the patient.-- Jay
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