Posted by laima on January 15, 2007, at 17:35:13
In reply to Re: VYVANSE™ ?? » laima, posted by Quintal on January 15, 2007, at 16:45:18
Oh. Less euphoric? I don't get how that's an advantage for the patient though, unless patient is having a lot of temptation to abuse, or is just too happy to being with.Thanks.
> It seems that Vyvanse is released slowly and is therefore less euphoric than standard amphetamine.
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> New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NRPH) designed lisdexamfetamine dimesylate as an inactive prodrug in which d-amphetamine is bonded to l-lysine, a naturally occurring amino acid. Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate remains inactive until converted and active d-amphetamine is gradually released.
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> In this single blind, placebo- and active-controlled, single-dose escalation study, lisdexamfetamine dimesylate tended to be less euphoric than d-amphetamine sulfate 40 mg, and had a later peak effect.
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> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=46440
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