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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 3
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New Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 3
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Thank You So Much!
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Originally Posted by mrsD
It is hard to evaluate this potential for you. People vary so much.
But in the 10+ years I've been on 2 health boards, and never have seen anyone with a glowing positive response to this drug.
I have, however, read posts describing psychotic episodes that
some people have had.
This site is very good and better than most on the internet IMO.
Notice that 94% reported severe side effects.
Scroll down and read some of the reports. Keep in mind many people are on multiple drugs and that will complicate your ability to discriminate the Prialt contribution.
When a drug like this (another example is Byetta) comes on the market and bombs out because patients react to it, and sales plummet...the drug company who makes it tries to use salespeople to encourage more use. So your suspicions may be accurate.
No one can force you to use a drug...you have a legal right to refuse your doctor.
Take care.
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mrsD-
Thank you so very much for your reply and for your website referral. I have decided that with all of the bad reviews of this med I have found and failure to find any good ones, I am going to insist on keeping my current treatment (Fentanyl Patches & Morphine in my pump.) About the $ aspect, the pharmacy charged my Dr $50 for my pump morphine, and the Dr charged Medicare $1957.45 for it, and that did not include the separate charges for filling and reprogramming the pump. They were reimbursed $1167.42 for the morphine they paid $50 for, and my co-pays kept going up. It was funny that as soon as I pointed this fact out to their billing department, I have yet to be charged another co-pay. I guess this whole push may be over the money. And they wonder what is wrong w/our health care system. Again, your input has made a huge difference on a very difficult choice I am forced to make. Thank you so much! 
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