Posted by laima on February 4, 2007, at 10:59:58
In reply to Re: Why don't they make a transdermal Nardil? » halcyondaze, posted by laima on February 4, 2007, at 10:50:08
Oh I made some typos in above post due to my excitement!
Really- why would a for-profit company just toss out all that expensive research? And that research, I bet, is the bulk of the Emsam cost. And per the other poster (and I'm so sorry I can't recall where I read that here on babble, or who it was) selegeline was the simplest MAOI to get started with. That's why they picked it- not because anyone thought it was the greatest MAOI ever. I've noticed in the package insert that it says not that dietary restrictions are a must on the higher patches- but that no research was done, so better not risk it yourself. So, I do think it's plausable that they can pick another MAOI, build on what they've already learned, and offer an attractive new product in the future. And it wasn't long ago that "experts" were saying that no ingredients could cross through the skin, though I think what I was reading about was the ingredients in beauty products. But now that's known to not be true. I think there is still considerable hope. Perhaps the costs will start to go down as more various patches are developed- again- kind of like the economics of electronics.
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