[e-drug] escitalopram vs citalopram ads - new article (4)

["Stevan Gressitt" <gressitt@uninets.net>]

E-DRUG: escitalopram vs citalopram ads - new article (4)
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dear E-druggers,

I wonder if there are any other isomer comparisons that can be made? On
economics it would be interesting to see if the comparative valuation holds
up. Strictly from a position of prescribing the most appropriate agent, the
fewer variables with metabolic influence the better, but I am unaware of how
significant that is. The waste element seems somewhat more compelling. When
specific brand-named pharmaceuticals show up in whatever the next
environmental survey there will likely be increasingly large a public
concern. It was recently brought to my attention that "Prozac Fish" are
being sold as bumper sticker emblems.
Is it a truism that racemic mixtures are always cheaper to produce than
isomeric?

regards

Stevan Gressitt, M.D.
gressitt@uninets.net

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