Posted by novelagent on July 21, 2012, at 20:45:50
A lot of people are going to rag on my post, but hear me out-- Shire supports AD/HD research and advocacy that's pretty important, and you have to agree to that. Also, don't take for granted the acceptance amphetamine has had in the medical community. That was hard-fought by paying a lot of influential doctors to do research and speak at events with other doctors.
AD/HD can lose support. Your doctor can begin to think it's over-treated, and cut you off. Without enough people switching to Vyvanse, this can happen. Shire needs to keep paying docs to influence them to be kind to amphetamine for AD/HD.
By switching to Vyvanse, you're supporting Shire. And you need Shire more than Shire needs you. You're a special interest if you have AD/HD, and Shire is your lobbyist.
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