Mental Health Notes

March 10th, 2008

Before Calling It Quits With Your Therapist

Back in September I posted I’m Firing My Psychiatrist. In short, the post explained the reasons I had for firing my psychiatrist. Actually, the post explained the one main reason I had for firing my psychiatrist: He assured me that I could stop taking Lamictal cold turkey without even glossing over the potential risks for […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments

March 9th, 2008

eDrugSearch.com: Find, Compare, And Save Money On Medication

Remember the Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills series here at Mental Health Notes? Of course you do! We just finished it yesterday.
In light of that series, I thought now would be a good time to introduce you all to a Web site that was recently introduced to me.
Cary Byrd, the owner and CEO of […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment

March 5th, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills: Big Bucks, Big Pharma

Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Extra!
CFS Squared and Baldiness blogger Laura clued me in on “Big Bucks, Big Pharma” documentary when I announced the Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills series.
After googling “Big Bucks, Big Pharma” I found the Media Education Foundation’s (MEF) Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease & Pushing Drugs, which directs […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments

March 5th, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills: Save Money On Prescription Medication

Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Part Three
Now that you know how drug advertisements can both educate and confuse you, and the FDA regulations in place to help them do just that, let’s consider the cost of the prescription medications featured in the most recent drug advertisements.

Simply put, it’s pretty dang high. The most expensive […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments

March 5th, 2008

Grab Drug Advertisements By The Pills: Let The FDA Help You

Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills: Part Two
Carrying on with the Grab Drug Advertisements by the Pills series, let’s talk about drug advertisements and the FDA. Specifically, what drug advertisements are and are not required to tell us.

Since 1962, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or, the FDA) has regulated prescription drug advertising under the […]

By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 1 comment