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BikerBob
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FDA warning about Neurontin
« on: Apr 22nd, 2005, 4:56pm » |
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"The Food and Drug Administration has asked the makers of all epilepsy drugs to re-examine their clinical trial data in response to claims that one of the medicines, Pfizer's Neurontin, boosts the risk of suicide. Word of the FDA action came in response to a petition filed last May by personal injury attorney Andrew Finkelstein, who has been urging the agency to warn doctors that the commonly prescribed drug Neurontin can lead to severe depression and suicide."
Here is the article about it:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/21/MNGDTCCJ3N1.D TL
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Re: FDA warning about Neurontin
« Reply #1 on: Apr 22nd, 2005, 5:58pm » |
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Thanks for the info, Bob. I've been taking Neurontin (up to 1800mgs a day at times) since 1999. The only time I have felt suicidal is during particularly bad CH times. I blame the CH for that. I guess if one was already somewhat suicidal, there are more than a few meds that could contribute to the depression that ultimately makes one act. 
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Re: FDA warning about Neurontin
« Reply #2 on: May 1st, 2005, 12:57pm » |
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The following link is to another article about Neurontin and "off-label" drug use.
2,300 families who blame Neurontin for a suicide or suicide attempt are taking legal steps against its maker, Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer pleaded guilty last year to federal felonies related to marketing Neurontin and agreed to pay the government a $430 million fine.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/01/MNG4TCID0 J1.DTL
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Re: FDA warning about Neurontin
« Reply #3 on: May 1st, 2005, 3:50pm » |
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This is disturbing on many levels. I can forsee a time when insurance companies no longer want to cover prescriptions for 'off-label' uses because of the 'risk' (read: expense). That would be disastrous for clusterheads because then we'd only have imitrex.
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Re: FDA warning about Neurontin
« Reply #4 on: May 1st, 2005, 5:13pm » |
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on May 1st, 2005, 3:50pm, eyes_afire wrote:This is disturbing on many levels. I can forsee a time when insurance companies no longer want to cover prescriptions for 'off-label' uses because of the 'risk' (read: expense). That would be disastrous for clusterheads because then we'd only have imitrex.
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That'll never happen Eyes. One, the lost revenues would be HUGE as so many drugs are used "off label" and the drug mfgrs would buy the insurance industry 9or the senate) if they had to to continue selling them as such.
Secondly, the old lawsuit they lost was because their salespeople were touting neurontin for everything from neuropathic pain to stool softeners...and the doctors bought into it, without ever seeing any phase one successful trials for the uses.
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