Posted by bulldog2 on January 23, 2008, at 17:31:37
In reply to Deplin as monotherapy, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 23, 2008, at 12:07:01
> is it conceivable that Deplin is being marketed only as an adjunct, in order to not interfere with pharmaceutical profits?
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> what exactly would make it need to be coupled with another med? truthfully, is there any real mechanism to back up the idea that it needs a medication to go with it?Probably not..If deplin was so effective that it worked well as a montherapy it would be advantageous to market as such inorder to generate more sales. It is probably marketed that way because it augments the effects of ad's but just wasn't found that effective as monotherapy. Doesn't mean that some won't have a great response to it in montherapy but just won't work that way for most people with depression.
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