Posted by Johnny B. Linux on April 22, 2006, at 20:56:22
In reply to Its coming ... Re: Stimulant Dispenser, posted by alohashirt on February 6, 2006, at 22:41:46
> > I wonder why there is not a device available that keeps your ritalin or adderall inside that dispenses it at timeed intervils throughtout the day and wont let you get anymore to keep you from taking more than you need and starting to updoses leading to addiction??
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> Ritalin Patches are being approved for use in the US.
Hey, has anyone caught wind of what New River Pharmaceuticals is doing?Here is a statement they issued: "Utilizing our proprietary Carrierwave™ technology, we are currently developing versions of amphetamines and opioids that are designed to provide overdose protection, abuse resistance and less potential for addiction while providing efficacy comparable to the active pharmaceutical ingredients on which they are based. We believe some of our drugs may prove highly resistant to overdose. We believe that we are the first company attempting to address the potential overdose risk associated with currently-marketed amphetamines and opioids."
On their website,
http://www.nrpharma.com/research/index.htm
they go on to say:
"We refer to our Carrierwave™ compounds as Conditionally Bioreversible Derivatives (CBDs). We create a new molecule—a derivative—made of the active pharmaceutical ingredient of a drug such as an amphetamine or opioid, covalently attached to an adjuvant. We design the new molecules to be pharmacologically inactive and only activated ("bioreversed") when taken as directed."
I wonder if this will help or hinder treatment?
We'll see if the final product is FDA-approved.
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