Glaxosmithkline lamictal

For years I have been on Lamictal by GlaxoSmithKline but a few months ago my pharmacy started giving me lamotrigine by Accord. My depressive symptoms started coming back massively and I was getting suicidal and self-harm thoughts which I hadn’t had for years. I was desperately trying to figure out if there was something going on in my life/something wrong with my lifestyle that was making me feel like this, but there really wasn’t. It dawned on me that it could be the change in meds brand, so I asked my doctor if she could request the pharmacy to go back to the lamictal brand, which she very kindly did. I felt basically instantly better. I pretty much cried with relief that I felt okay again. Just wondering if any others have experienced this? And just putting it out there as something to potentially be aware of.

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PRENDETE QUESTO POST COME UNA SPECULAZIONE ASSOLUTA IN BACHECA PRINCIPALE.
Si tratta solamente di voci rese disponibili alla community italiana (noi non censuriamo niente), nel caso fosse interessata a fare ragionamenti in merito. Nessuno sta consigliando niente a nessuno e ogni azione o conclusione individuale è vostra unica e assoluta responsabilità.
Queste informazioni arrivano da fonti quarantinate e altamente controverse, ma ho controllato buona parte delle affermazioni e mi sembrano corrette. Non posso linkarvi la fonte o rischio il ban da reddit, ma se scrivete Nomecittàincriminata_flu troverete un sub completamente senza moderazione a 0 iscritti, non è detto che riusciate comunque a trovarlo e accedervi senza link diretto.
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Senza perdersi in chiacchiere, questi farmaci sono prodotti al 90% in Cina. Ci sarà possibilmente da aspettarsi una carenza nel medio lungo termine, se la Cina stentasse ancora a lungo a rialzarsi.
Con estrema coscienza di causa, vi autosuggerite, esclusivamente per i farmaci "salva-vita", di comprarne una o due scatole in più per sicurezza, ben che vada lo userete lo stesso. Lasciate perdere antibiotici e molecole base da banco (aspirine, paracetamolo etc), gli impianti nel mondo si stanno già convertendo per produrli, ma se avete un trattamento cronico molto particolare avere una scatola in più non nuoce, lasciandone il giusto numero agli altri che come voi ne hanno bisogno per sopravvivere.
Molte di queste molecole della lista sono antibiotici base e antivirali base di cui non ci sarà carenza, ma ci sono anche farmaci secondari come antiipertensivi (ramipril), la lovastatina per il colesterolo e sopratutto neurolettici (se lasciate lo zio schizofrenico senza clorpromazina o lamictal è probabile vi faccia fuori lui prima del virus). Se prendete lo Xanax potete autosuggerirvi una visita dallo psichiatra e farvi prescrivere valide alternative, non vedo nella lista altre benzodiazepine quindi potete cambiare con delorazepam (en) e le altre 100 molecole analoghe (consultate lo psichiatra prima però eh mi raccomando).
Vi ho lasciato l'introduzione del post dell'autore originale in inglese così capite che queste molecole sono solo POSSIBILI CANDIDATI a una eventuale carenza nel mercato ed E' UNA SPECULAZIONE SUL MERCATO AMERICANO.
Ripeto comunque che si tratta solamente di voci rese disponibili alla community italiana (noi non censuriamo niente), nel caso fosse interessata a fare ragionamenti in merito. Nessuno sta consigliando niente a nessuno e ogni azione o conclusione individuale è vostra unica e assoluta responsabilità.
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In the early 2000s, China's government subsidized drug production, undercutting American manufacturers. So these big US corporations simply laid off workers and shifted production to the East.
Johnson & Johnson cut close to 13k jobs, Pfizer laid off 2k researchers. GlaxoSmithKline has more than 2000 employees in China. All the big names are tied to China -- Roche, Novartis, Merck, Eli Lily and many more. So even if a big American drug company produces your meds, chances are good disruptions in the supply chain are going to cause problems.
Millions of Americans could experience significant delays in getting their prescription drugs.
And it's not just meds. China manufactures a number a drug related products like spray bottles or pumps. And some of the drugs aren't going to be manufactured elsewhere because China has exclusive manufacturing agreements for drugs for anesthesia, cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Those that can be made elsewhere require Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (known as APIs). Even if you gear up factories in India, you still need the raw materials from China.
Here’s a list of medicines made in China, but any prescription drug may fall victim to shortages. These are simply the most likely candidates.
Aciclovir – (Zovirax) – antiviral drug
Advair – asthma medicine
Adrenaline Hcl – treatment for cardiac arrest
Albendazole – treatment for worms
Alfuzosin – (Uroxatral) treatment for enlarged prostate
Allopurinol – gout treatment
Alprazolam – (Xanax) – treatment for anxiety disorders
Amikacin sulfate – treatment for bacterial infections
Aminophyline -treatment for cerebral ischemia
Amiodarone Hydrochloride -treatment for irregular heartbeat
Amlodipine – treats high blood pressure & angina
Ampicillin – antibiotic
Amodiaquine – treatment of malaria
Amoxicillin – antibiotic
Aniracetam – (Draganon, Sarpul, Ampamet) a congnition enhancer
Artemether – treats drug resistant malaria
Artesunate – malaria treatment
Aspirin – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Artemether – treats malaria
Atenolol – high blood pressure medicine
Atropine – antidote against nerve agents
Avandia – (Avandia) treatment of diabetes
Budesonide – (Entocort) treatment of allergy & asthma
Bupropion (Wellbutrin) antidepressant
Calcifediol – treats vitamin D deficiency
Candesartan – (Blopress, Atacand, Amias, Ratacand) treats hypertension
Captopril – (Capoten, Inhibace) treatment for hypertension & congestive heart failure
Carbamazepine – treatment of epilepsy, ADD & ADHD
Carnosine – treatment for autism
Cefixime – antibiotic
Cefotaxime – (Claforan) antibiotic
Cefsulodin – also, cephalosporin – antibiotic
Cephealexin – (Keflex, Keftab) – antibiotic
Chloramphenicol – antibiotic
Chlorpheniramine Maleate – (Chlor-Trimeton, Piriton) Antihistamine
Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride
Chloroquine Phosphate – treatment of malaria
Cilexetil – (Atacand) treats high blood pressure
Cilostazole – (Pletal) treats peripheral vascular disease
Cimetidine – (Tagamet) – heartburn treatment
Ciprofloxacine – (Cipro) – antibiotic & one of two effective treatments for anthrax exposure
Clomiphene Citrate – (Clomid, Serophene, Milophene) infertility treatment
Clopidogrel Bisulfate – (Plavix) treats coronary artery disease
Co-trimoxazole – (Septrin, Bactrim) antibiotic
Cloxacillin – antibiotic
Coreg – (Coreg) beta blocker that treats congestive heart failure
Cromoglicate – treats allergies and asthma
Cyclosporine – immunosuppressive drug
Cytisine – (Tabex) smoking cessation drug
Dexamethasone Acetate – anti-inflammatory steroid
Diclofenac Sodium – (Flector patch/Voltaren) – anti-imflammatory painkiller used to treat arthritis, acute injury and menstrual pain
Diosmin – hemorrhoid treatment
Diphenhydramine hydrochloride – (Benadryl) antihistimine
Doxycycline Hcl – (Vibramycin) – antibiotic
Enalapril – (Renitec, Vasotec) treatment of hypertension, chronic heart failure
Enoxacin – (Enroxil, Penetrex) antibiotic
Erythromycin – antibiotic
Famotidine – (Pepcid) antacid
Ferrous Sulfate – treatment for iron-deficiency anemia
Flucloxacillin – (Flopen, Floxapen) antibiotic
Fluconazole – (Diflucan, Trican) antifungal drug
Furosemide – (Lasix) diuretic for treating congestive heart failure
Frusemide – diuretic used to treat heart failure & edema
Flucloxacillin sodium – antibiotic
Gentamycin – antibiotic
Glibenclamide (Diabeta, Flynase, Micronase) anti-diabetic drug
Gliclazide – diabetes treatment
Griseofulvin – antifungal drug
Glyceryl Trinitrate – treatment of angina & heart disease
Hydrochlorothiazide – (Aquazide H, Dichlotride, Microzide, Oretic) diuretic
Human growth hormone – treatment of growth failure in children
Ibuprofen – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Imitrex – (Imatrex) migraine medicine
Indomethazine – anti-inflammatory painkiller
Ketoconazole – (Nizoral) antifungal drug
Lincomycine – antibiotic
Lamictal – treatment for epilepsy & bipolar disorder
Letrozole – treatment of breast cancerLipitor – (Lipitor) lowers cholesteral
Loratadine (Claritin, Lomilan, Clarinase, Alavert, AllergyX) antihistamine
Lovastatin- lowers cholesteral
Lumefantrine – treatment of malaria
Mebendazole – (Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, Pripsen) treatment for worms
Mefenamic Acid – (Ponstel, Ponstan) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Meloxicam – (Mobic) non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory painkiller
Metamizole sodium (Analgin, Dipyrone, Novalgin) painkiller, fever-reducer
Methyldopa – (Aldomet, Dopamet, Novomedopa) antihypertension drug
Metoclopramide – (Maxolon, Reglan, Degan, Maxeran, Primeran) anti-nausea drug
Metronidazole – treats infections
Moexipril – (Univasc) treatment of high blood pressure
Mycophenolate Mofetil – Immunosuppressive drug
Niclosamide – treats tapeworms
Nifedipine (Adalat, Nifedical, Procardia) treats hypertension, premature labor
Nitroglycerin – (Nitrospan, Nitrostat, Tridil) heart medication
Norfloxacin – antibiotic
Ofloxacin – (Floxin) antibiotic
Ondansetron – (Zofran) – nausea prevention for chemo patients
Orlistat – (Xenical) – obesity treatment
Oxandrolone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxybutinin – treatment for incontinence
Oxymetholone – Synthetic anabolic steroid
Oxytetracycline – antibiotic
Paclitaxel – also taxol – cancer treatment
Paracetamol – also, acetaminophen – painkiller
Penicillin – antibiotic
Phenacetin – painkiller
Phenformin Hydrochloride – diabetes treatment
Prednisone – steroid
Promethazine Hydrochloride – (Phenergan, Romergan, Fargan, Avomine) antihistamine
Propranolol – (Inderal, Avlocardyl, Dociton, Inderalici, InnoPran XL) hypertension treatment
Pyrimethamine – (Daraprim) antimalarial drug
Propecia – (Propecia) for prostate enlargement and hair loss
Quinine – malaria treatment
Ramipril – used to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
Ranitidine Hydrochloride – (Zantac) antacid
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere, Vilona, Virazole) anti-viral drug
Rifampicin+Isoniazid – malaria treatment
Ribavirin – (Copegus, Rebetol, Ribashere) antivirual drug
Rifampicin – antibiotic
Salbutamol – asthma, copd
Sibutramine – (Meridia) obesity treatment
Spironolactone – (Aldactone, Novo-Spiroton, Verospiron, Berlactone) diuretic
Streptomycin – antibiotic
Sucralfate – (Carafate) – treats ulcers & acid reflux disease
Sulfadiazine – antibiotic
Sulfamethoxazole – antibiotic
Sulfadoxine&Pyrimethamine – treatment for malaria
Sulpiride – (Meresa, Sulpirid Ratiopharm) treatment of schizophrenia
Tamoxifen – breast cancer treatment
Tinidazole – (Tindamax, Fasigyn) anti-parasitic drug
Trandolapril – treatment of high blood pressure
Trimethoprim – antibiotic
Valaciclovir – (Valtrex) antiviral drug

Anybody know anything about this drug? From GlaxoSmithKline (makers of Lamictal) http://www.drugspider.com/drug/raxatrigine https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00908154
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As reported by the New York Times, a Senate study reveals that GlaxoSmithKline's diabetic drug Avandia resulted in 83,000 heart attacks that wouldn't have otherwise happened if the victims were on a competing, similar drug. What's worse even than the massive harm done to people's lives is that Glaxo knew about the heart risk for years before they did anything about it!
In order for capitalism to work, customers have to hold companies accountable for the damage that is caused by their products. GSK knew that their profits came at the price of quality of life of tens of thousands of Americans, yet they didn't even inform their customers, much less pull the drug from the market, for years.
We need to make them feel the cost of their actions! The following is a list, from wikipedia of popular (i.e., profitable), of drugs and other products made by GlaxoSmithKline. Many of these products have cheaper, equally-effective generics, and several that aren't generic have similar drugs made by other companies. Even if you're healthy and don't rely on these drugs, let your mother, grandfather and friends know how they can talk with their doctor and stand up for our safety!
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