why is money being spent on bs like this?

[cantthinkofanything]

http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2011/12/13/3-biotechs-making-big-moves-on-big-news.aspx


Avanir saw shares plunge 12% after reporting a quarter that the market didn't appreciate. The company's top drug, Neudexta, which treats uncontrollable laughing and crying, has struggled to find much traction.

how many people does this fucking affect and how much were they going to have to charge for this to make sense.

[Stringer_Bell]

http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20101102/nuedexta-treats-laughing-and-crying-outbursts

Pseudobulbar affect, yo

[cantthinkofanything]

http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20101102/nuedexta-treats-laughing-and-crying-outbursts

Pseudobulbar affect, yo

Yeah. I'm not doubting that it's real. Just skeptical that it merits the time and $ spent on a drug to control it.

[boutons_deux]

because some assholes wanted to pockets $Ms from the drug. It certainly wasn't out of any compassion for the victims.

[cantthinkofanything]

because some assholes wanted to pockets $Ms from the drug. It certainly wasn't out of any compassion for the victims.

pharmaceuticals are never created out of compassion. but this one seemed particulary unnecessary.

[Stringer_Bell]

Yeah. I'm not doubting that it's real. Just skeptical that it merits the time and $ spent on a drug to control it.

Think of someone who has no control of their bladder. Now, think of someone that has no control of their ability to make tears or laugh. It's probably annoying as fuck, and just the sort of drug to package in with other drugs that people take to recover from strokes or MS or ALS...it sounds like a pharma stocking stuffer.

[cantthinkofanything]

Think of someone who has no control of their bladder. Now, think of someone that has no control of their ability to make tears or laugh. It's probably annoying as fuck, and just the sort of drug to package in with other drugs that people take to recover from strokes or MS or ALS...it sounds like a pharma stocking stuffer.

I don't know. My mom had Alzheimers and had to eventually live at an Alzheimers Care Facility. And every once in a while, one of the patients would start lauging or crying (usually crying). But it was no different than anyone else. They'd get over it in a minute or two. And I'm sure that in their mind, there was a valid reason. They just weren't able to express it so it looked like they were doing it for no reason. Anyway, I don't think they need to take another pill to control it.