Pfizer’s Headache

What now are we supposed to believe about Lyrica, the tweaked version of Neurontin they came out with when Neurontin went generic ? I am taking Lyrica now for neuropathic pain and cannot really tell if it is working or not.
It is expensive, and I am considering just switching to scotch, as it is less expensive by far, and a little more enjoyable. isaicon

As a nurse who watched patients participate in the original studies of many of the AIDS cocktail drugs in the early '90's, none of this information surprises me. When the urgency of politics and profits were thrown into the mix, the results were drugs rushed to market before we really knew what the long-term side effects were. Many suffered because of it.

Drug trials are performed on humans, by humans. Error is inevitable, even when unintentional.

Out right fraud and deception for the sole purpose of profits, however, is criminal. And when you have an industry that is based on profit first and health second, criminal acts are also inevitable.

It is time we took a hard look at the pharmaceutical industry. For starters, it is time to get drug advertising off television. (Remember - Pfizer is the company that brought us Viagra, and the spector of erectile dysfunction straight into our living rooms.)

Both Obama and McCain's health care proposals talk about reducing costs by relying more on evidence-based medicine. They - and the rest of us - may want to think long and hard about what that really means.

Well this sure explains a lot.... I was prescribed Neurontin (in conjunction with other meds) by my pain mgmt doc hoping neurontin would ease chronic nerve pain rather than upping opioid meds. During the last 5 years of my battle with pain I actually tried Neurontin TWICE. I wanted to be sure I had really given the medication a reasonable chance to work. The dose was upped and upped until the side effects became too uncomfortable to tolerate. We assumed I was just too sensitive to this medication and could not reach an effective dose. I can't tell you how disgusted I am! It is bad enough I'm dealing with this because of someone elses's stupidity but to be further abused is a total insult. These guys need to walk a mile in the shoes of those they've hurt the most.... the ones who are trying to find a way to cope with neverending pain who just want to find a way to get through life. I'm surprised that the insurance companies haven't stepped up to challenge the Pharmas.

Wow! Are we surprised? It seems that pill pushers are more concerned about recovering profits, than recovering patients. This is what happens when regulations are decreased. Are species, as a whole are a greedy bunch, and we need to be regulated, including homiopathic medicines,