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Amit Vijapura

Dr. Amit Vijapura MD

Owner, AMIT VIJAPURA MD

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Council Member Biography

Amit Vijapura, MD, is a Private Practitioner in Psychiatry based in Florida. He has over 15 years of experience in the field and has expertise in depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, attention deficient disorder, and schizophrenia. Dr. Vijapura is board certified in Psychiatry and is also involved in teaching at the local, regional, and national level for different disease and pharmaceutical products. He is also running a clinical research site with three research coordinators and has been taking part in many Phase II and Phase III trials. Dr. Vijapura is familiar with research data for many new compounds for major depression such as Amibegeron, Desvenlafaxine, and Saredutant. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

1991 - Unspecified
President, Psychiatric Institute of Clinical Research
1991 - Unspecified
Owner, AMIT VIJAPURA MD

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Lilly has great product pipe line for Schizophrenia and other Psychiatric Disorders

September 24, 2007

Investigational Agent Targeting Metabotropic Glutamate 2/3 Receptors Demonstrates Antipsychotic Activity in Humans, Study in Nature Medicine Finds | www.pipelinereview.com

Lilly is currently leader in Psychiatry with 4 active medications with great marketing for Psychiatry and Primary care physician. New compound that has a unique mechanism on Metabotropic Glutamate 2/3 Receptors, can work on Schizophrenia and other Psychiatric diagnosis. This is great opportunity for Lilly to continue with its leaders ship position in Psychiatry market, which is a fasted growing sector in medical research. LY2140023 is still going thru Phase II trials and its results are not yet released.

Quetiapine and Borderline personality disorder

September 1, 2006

Quetiapine Effective for Borderline Personality Disorder | www.medscape.com

How is Borderline personality disorder treated in Psychiatry practice ?
Use of Quetiapine (Seroquel) in B.P.D.

ADHD treatment with Stimulant drugs and current FDA warning

August 24, 2006

UPDATE 2-US FDA calls for new warnings on ADHD drugs | yahoo.reuters.com

Treatment of ADHD is fastest growing market in USA and abroad. New warning by FDA can affect prescription growth and can have major impact on companies like SHIRE who is heavily relying on Stimulant medication use for their profit.

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