Posted by ttee on May 22, 2006, at 16:53:03
In reply to Re: Emsam: aabag, posted by SFY on May 21, 2006, at 16:52:37
I admit I am not privy to what Somerset paid to get EmSam approved, but I know it took much longer than anyone anticipated and whenever that happens the expenses go way up. The clinical trials are the most expensive part and EmSam had plenty of those, plus the tyramine studies, plus a FDA non approval, then a FDA advisory committee meeting. That all costs lots of $$$$. I still think the reason Emsam costs more than other new AD's is because it is a nitche med for those that have tried everything else prior. There may be 12 million American's with depression, but there is a much smaller amount of the 12 million that don't respond to conventional AD's. Since Emsam sales will never be on the volume of Effexor, they have to charge more for the EmSam they can sell. In this day and age when the drug companies only want blockbuster meds, I still feel lucky that EmSam made it. If Emsam worked for me after all the cheaper meds had failed, it would be worth every penny they charged me.
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