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Fridgemagnet: advances in psychopharmacology?

 
 
Ganesh
17:15 / 12.05.02
Inspired by Elijah's 'Depression' thread, now I want to pump you for inside information on the newer pharmacological psychotropics. Depending on whether you're able/willing to talk about this, it might be better placed elsewhere on the board - but here's fine for now.

So... any juicy titbits of information on the Risperidone depot, say? We've begun to prescribe it on a named-patient basis where I work, but it's all still a little experimental at the mo. Any hints on other antipsychotics/antidepressants?
 
 
w1rebaby
17:44 / 12.05.02
The problem I have is that, since I work on Phase III/IV trials, I very rarely have anything to do with anything actually new or interesting - and there's the problem of confidentiality. I've got into trouble before about that since I am a garrulous sod. I got into trouble for posting on one of my old home pages that I "worked for a firm of international drug pushers", for instance, no sense of humour some people.

There's a short period between when we do preliminary results and when they get submitted during which I have information that isn't publicly accessible... but that's "you don't talk to anyone about this ever" secret, and not usually very interesting anyway.

The above is not really a very useful response, but I can ask around about Risperidone. I don't know anyone working for Janssen, but the industry is so incestuous it shouldn't be that tricky.

(check PMs)
 
 
Ganesh
18:52 / 12.05.02
Ooh, thankyou! Will have a think and reply to your PM in due course...
 
  
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