GLG News by Lexapro Prescribers: Psychiatrists (US)

Strattera has been found by many clinicians to have questionable efficacy in treating ADD/ADHD.  However, there are redeeming virtues to this medication which need to be further examined.

It's about time a major pharmaceutical company puts its money where the money is...internet promotion. This is the future, as younger generations rely increasingly on the web for just about everything.

Science and Politics dance around each other, but the future of stem cell research is gaining momentum and is predictably unstoppable.

The FDA is giving consideration to OTC Viagra. At first this might seem to make sense, since the drug is wildly popular, and why should a "quality of life" drug require a doctor visit. However, Viagra's very popularity would make OTC availability potentially dangerous.

There is on the horizon a new drug working its way through clinical trials to boost a woman's sexual desire.  Is this a good thing for women or only their male partners?

This concept, drug-filled tooth, would expand the modalities of drug delivery in a so-far uncharted direction.It would offer one solution to patient compliance problems.But it might meet with patient resistance.

Robust and carefully devised marketing efforts determine the success of new indications for existing medications. If this is handled correctly, sales can be substantially increased for Duloxetine, perhaps by as much as 50% or more.

There have been recent reports of parasomnias with oral sleep meds. Perhaps this is totally or partially an artifact of the increased use of sleep meds and the consequent increased time certain patients stay asleep.

The self-pay market in health care is expanding as employers cut back benefits and HSA's proliferate. The Internet has an increasing role in patients' choices of providers.

1. Currently, generic antidepressants are better and cheapter option than proprietary medications2. The way to go is targeting novel systems, e.g, glutamate, rather than same systems