first they make us bi-polar 111 on SSRI .....then they get approval for Geodon

[Guest guest]

IT'S ALL A PLOT .......Antipsychotic Drug Approved for Bipolar Mania

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/fda-

/520851.html

TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer's schizophrenia drug

Geodon (ziprasidone HCI) has won new U.S. Food and Drug

Administration approval to treat bipolar mania, a condition

characterized by unnatural highs that can lead to impulsive and

dangerous behaviors.

In a statement, the company said the drug tends to cause less weight

gain than older medications for bipolar disorder, sometimes referred

to as manic depression. Pfizer cited a recent Interactive

survey that found seven of 10 respondents who used bipolar

medications gained an average of 50 pounds. This led many of the

survey participants to stop taking the bipolar drugs.

In clinical trials involving 416 patients with acute bipolar mania,

Geodon was found to effectively control the symptoms of the disorder

without promoting significant weight gain, the company said.

Some patients who took the drug were found to be at increased risk

of hyperglycemia and diabetes, Pfizer said, warning that doctors

should carefully monitor users for signs of these conditions.

To learn more about bipolar disorder, visit the National Institute

of Mental Health.

[Guest guest]

IT'S ALL A PLOT .......Antipsychotic Drug Approved for Bipolar Mania

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/fda-

/520851.html

TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer's schizophrenia drug

Geodon (ziprasidone HCI) has won new U.S. Food and Drug

Administration approval to treat bipolar mania, a condition

characterized by unnatural highs that can lead to impulsive and

dangerous behaviors.

In a statement, the company said the drug tends to cause less weight

gain than older medications for bipolar disorder, sometimes referred

to as manic depression. Pfizer cited a recent Interactive

survey that found seven of 10 respondents who used bipolar

medications gained an average of 50 pounds. This led many of the

survey participants to stop taking the bipolar drugs.

In clinical trials involving 416 patients with acute bipolar mania,

Geodon was found to effectively control the symptoms of the disorder

without promoting significant weight gain, the company said.

Some patients who took the drug were found to be at increased risk

of hyperglycemia and diabetes, Pfizer said, warning that doctors

should carefully monitor users for signs of these conditions.

To learn more about bipolar disorder, visit the National Institute

of Mental Health.

[Guest guest]

I have seen Geodon used as an antipsychotic or for whatever.

Just that extra drug that was added to the pile of drugs.

I agree it's a plot, especially now that " off-label use " is being examined

more closely.

first they make us bi-polar 111 on SSRI .....then

they get approval for Geodon

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> IT'S ALL A PLOT .......Antipsychotic Drug Approved for Bipolar Mania

>

> http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/fda-

> /520851.html

>

> TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer's schizophrenia drug

> Geodon (ziprasidone HCI) has won new U.S. Food and Drug

> Administration approval to treat bipolar mania, a condition

> characterized by unnatural highs that can lead to impulsive and

> dangerous behaviors.

>

> In a statement, the company said the drug tends to cause less weight

> gain than older medications for bipolar disorder, sometimes referred

> to as manic depression. Pfizer cited a recent Interactive

> survey that found seven of 10 respondents who used bipolar

> medications gained an average of 50 pounds. This led many of the

> survey participants to stop taking the bipolar drugs.

>

> In clinical trials involving 416 patients with acute bipolar mania,

> Geodon was found to effectively control the symptoms of the disorder

> without promoting significant weight gain, the company said.

>

> Some patients who took the drug were found to be at increased risk

> of hyperglycemia and diabetes, Pfizer said, warning that doctors

> should carefully monitor users for signs of these conditions.

>

> To learn more about bipolar disorder, visit the National Institute

> of Mental Health.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have seen Geodon used as an antipsychotic or for whatever.

Just that extra drug that was added to the pile of drugs.

I agree it's a plot, especially now that " off-label use " is being examined

more closely.

first they make us bi-polar 111 on SSRI .....then

they get approval for Geodon

>

>

>

> IT'S ALL A PLOT .......Antipsychotic Drug Approved for Bipolar Mania

>

> http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/fda-

> /520851.html

>

> TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer's schizophrenia drug

> Geodon (ziprasidone HCI) has won new U.S. Food and Drug

> Administration approval to treat bipolar mania, a condition

> characterized by unnatural highs that can lead to impulsive and

> dangerous behaviors.

>

> In a statement, the company said the drug tends to cause less weight

> gain than older medications for bipolar disorder, sometimes referred

> to as manic depression. Pfizer cited a recent Interactive

> survey that found seven of 10 respondents who used bipolar

> medications gained an average of 50 pounds. This led many of the

> survey participants to stop taking the bipolar drugs.

>

> In clinical trials involving 416 patients with acute bipolar mania,

> Geodon was found to effectively control the symptoms of the disorder

> without promoting significant weight gain, the company said.

>

> Some patients who took the drug were found to be at increased risk

> of hyperglycemia and diabetes, Pfizer said, warning that doctors

> should carefully monitor users for signs of these conditions.

>

> To learn more about bipolar disorder, visit the National Institute

> of Mental Health.

>

>

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