Nov 20 2010
WRAPUP 1-Bristol-Myers, Lilly win major drug patent rulings
* Bristol-Myers wins ruling on Abilify, Lilly on Alimta
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Free pills need up in suburbs
The growing demand at the St. Vincent de Paul charitable pharmacy, the only one of its kind in Southwest Ohio, is traced in part to more people seeking help in higher-income areas.
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Nov 17 2010
Question by BreadCollision: What are the most common side effects from taking 10 mg of abilify per day?
I am a 43 year-old woman who started taking Abilify two weeks ago. I started out at 5 mg, and now am taking 10 mg. I am 140 lbs. What are the most common and marked side effects? Ever since I increased the amount from 5 to 10, my vision is blurry, blurry, blurry. Common or not? Thanks.
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Answer by AbeLincolnParty
here is an FDA link:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2007/021436s017,021713s012,21729s004,021866s004lbl.pdf
in the long term the drug promotes diabetes and uncontrolled muscle movments.
It is not uncommon for blurred vision, as you can see from the FDA literature at such and such dosage it occurs 3 times more than in the placebo group.
It use to be a few decades ago that powerful antipsychotic drugs were as rarely prescribed as there were psychotics in the population. But marketing pressure to create profits has changed that.
These powerfull psych pharmaceutical companies influence government policy. Our government now says that 1/3 of the population is mentally ill. Do you really believe that?
The way the market expands is by having the drug companies pour money into universities, the medical professors publish in the literature that normal behaviour is actually signs of deep psychosis, bipolar, or whatever, and that gives doctors freedom to label anyone from toddlers to senior citizens as being loco. Then you are in their power, and often the goverment ends up footing the bill.
It is about as moral as running an unjust war just so large corporations can bill for products and services related to the war.
In the bible it is called sorcery.
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Nov 16 2010
WRAPUP 1-Bristol-Myers, Lilly win major drug patent rulings
* Bristol-Myers wins ruling on Abilify, Lilly on Alimta
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Nov 14 2010
Japan’s Otsuka to raise .8 bln in record pharma IPO
* To sell as many as 94.5 mln shares at about 2,400 yen each
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Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 9, 2010
(HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
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Nov 12 2010
Question by Buddy: How long will I have to take Abilify for bi-polar syndrome?
What type of untoward signs and symptoms might occur when first starting Abilify?
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Answer by Christy SD Nurse
Bi-Polar is a life long condition, you will most likely always need medication. UNtil you get used to the abilify you may feel tired and kinda spaced out..
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Nov 11 2010
Question by BeatleFan: Are there any cheaper alternatives to abilify, or something similiar my psychiatrist could prescribe?
I can’t afford the 2mg of abilify my psychiatrist prescribes, as a one month supply costs $ 120.
What can I do?
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Answer by Liveandhope
Abilify is an atypical anti-psychotic medication that can be used in addition to other medications to treat depression that won’t go away. There is another medication called: Risperidone(that is the generic medication, which will be cheaper) that is also an anti-psychotic medication that can be used the same way Abilify is used. Depending on what symptoms you have, your doctor can prescribe other medications that are much cheaper. Here is a website that describes Risperidone: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a694015.html
Hope I helped, and good luck. I was on Abilify and Risperidone before, and they both helped.
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Nov 02 2010
Question by Super Muslim Man!!!: How well does abilify work for schizphrenia?
I take abilify for bipolar disorder, but I may have of developed schizophrenia. I was informed that it also treats that, but how well?
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Answer by Andy
I also have bipolar disorder and get visual hallucinations and at the appropriate dosage (15mg) I manage to not have the hallucinations. It works very well.
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Oct 29 2010
Bristol-Myers Profit Beats Estimates After Cost Reductions
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s third- quarter profit rose 6.4 percent, topping analysts’ estimates as the drugmaker cut costs and boosted sales of the blood thinner Plavix and treatments for HIV.
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Oct 25 2010
Question by hollyg.lightly: How to manage the side effects of abilify and welbutrin?
I am diagnosed as ADD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Clinically Depressed and am on Abilify and Welbutrin. Some side effects I’ve experienced are weight gain, extreme fatigue (sleeping 9-11 hours a night), and slight hair loss. Does anyone know how to manage these side effects while not going off the medicine completely? I’ve found it near impossible to lose weight while on these medicines especially.
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Answer by Melody
Talk to your prescribing doctor about this. They might be able to reduce the dosage(s) to help with the side effects but still take enough to control your psychological symptoms. Abilify is an atypical antipsychotic, which does have some serious side effects in the long run. You need to watch out for uncontrollable muscle movements, as these can be permanent, I’ve had these before when I took Haldol, it’s called tardive dyskenesia, and it can be PERMANENT. So watch for that! Side effects really, really suck. I’ve taken antipsychotics before for Tourette’s, but I couldn’t tolerate them, they either put me to sleep or caused freaky reactions. Fatigue is a common side effect, and so is weight gain. You may need to just go on a diet. As for the rest, I have no idea. Your prescribing doctor should be able to help you with this.
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Oct 23 2010
Bristol-Myers gets drug approvals, awaits more
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the maker of popular blood thinners Plavix and Coumadin, is likely to spend some time trumpeting its latest acquisition, plus two recent drug approvals and new research data when it reports its third-quarter results before the stock market opens Tuesday.
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