Comments on: Two Moms And Their Private Screening: Snubbed By The FDA? http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:11:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lisa Van Syckel http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-6954 Lisa Van Syckel Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:55:52 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-6954 Jason, You should have attended the FDA Med Guide Hearing,It was quite educational!! Jason,
You should have attended the FDA Med Guide Hearing,It was quite educational!!

]]> By: Laurie http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-6236 Laurie Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:18:50 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-6236 "how it can give them more energy (energy to attempt a suicide) that is the wrong doctor to see." The suicidality is not just with depression. It goes across the diagnosis spectrum. The FDA advisory panel determined a "causal link" between antidepressants and suicidality. There have been suicides on antidepressants for those diagnosed with Irritable Bowel, headaches, school phobia and warts....yup, warts. The FDA responsibility is to warn about risks. Unless a parent can do their own clinical trial, this will always be the FDA's job. A parent can only make that risk/benefit decision with ALL of the information available. “how it can give them more energy (energy to attempt a suicide) that is the wrong doctor to see.”
The suicidality is not just with depression. It goes across the diagnosis spectrum. The FDA advisory panel determined a “causal link” between antidepressants and suicidality. There have been suicides on antidepressants for those diagnosed with Irritable Bowel, headaches, school phobia and warts….yup, warts.

The FDA responsibility is to warn about risks. Unless a parent can do their own clinical trial, this will always be the FDA’s job. A parent can only make that risk/benefit decision with ALL of the information available.

]]> By: jason http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-5354 jason Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:19:24 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-5354 How many meds have med guides? My guess is way too many. That is the problem, we have watered them down. If a doctor is not having a good conversation with a family about a child's depression, and how it can give them more energy (energy to attempt a suicide) that is the wrong doctor to see. It is about time for patients and families to take responsibility for themselves. I hope the screening goes well and people realize that the gov't and FDA can't protect us from everything. Everything worth anything in life is a risk/reward balance, that includes life saving medicines. How many meds have med guides? My guess is way too many. That is the problem, we have watered them down. If a doctor is not having a good conversation with a family about a child’s depression, and how it can give them more energy (energy to attempt a suicide) that is the wrong doctor to see.

It is about time for patients and families to take responsibility for themselves. I hope the screening goes well and people realize that the gov’t and FDA can’t protect us from everything. Everything worth anything in life is a risk/reward balance, that includes life saving medicines.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-5098 Laurie Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:21:42 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-5098 Andrew, our goal is to have the medication guide to be given to the patient BY the doctor. One on one, face to face, so the information is given and understood prior to prescribing. The pharmacists have been awesome, for the most part, but we don't think it's enough to have the guide in the bottom of the pharmacy bag. It's way to important. The patient has the right to discuss this with the prescribing doctor. Andrew, our goal is to have the medication guide to be given to the patient BY the doctor. One on one, face to face, so the information is given and understood prior to prescribing.
The pharmacists have been awesome, for the most part, but we don’t think it’s enough to have the guide in the bottom of the pharmacy bag. It’s way to important. The patient has the right to discuss this with the prescribing doctor.

]]> By: Andrew, CPhT http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-4888 Andrew, CPhT Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:19:29 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/06/two-moms-and-their-private-screening-snubbed-by-the-fda/#comment-4888 Man I'm glad my pharmacy chain prints out med guides with the prescription label. I will admit that it has really helped compliance in my pharmacy. (Though, I don't know why they don't just include this information with the "Patient Info sheet" that's been put in the rx bag for years.) Man I’m glad my pharmacy chain prints out med guides with the prescription label. I will admit that it has really helped compliance in my pharmacy. (Though, I don’t know why they don’t just include this information with the “Patient Info sheet” that’s been put in the rx bag for years.)

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