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Originally Posted by filipe
I saw a show on Discovery Channel. They were talking about a new drug in development originated from the venom of a sea snail. However I noticed the show was from 2001. Does anyone knows what happen to this drug?
Is it this one?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0416095002.htm
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I think this drug is available now and is called Prialt:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziconotide
This drug has been a dismal failure. Many people have been on the net complaining about it...causing psychosis and hallucinations. It is enormously expensive, and has to be administered via spinal drug pumps which are painful and expensive to place and maintain. Monthly costs for this are in the thousands and many end up with the drug removed from the pumps.
This site gives the FDA medwatch reports of adverse events with Prialt:
http://patientsville.com/medication/...de_effects.htm
This drug is a dismal flop and illustrates how reality can really develop from press releases.
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