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Efficacy and patient choice. And this latter is critical; patients simply chose to continue on their therapy longer on Zyprexa. And phase II of this study, including both efficacy and tolerability arms of CATIE, Zyprexa treated patients continued to stay on their therapy longer compared to Geofon and Seroquel. For fair balance CATIE research also found that Zyprexa treated patients experienced a higher frequency of weight gain and elevations [unclear] values measuring lipid and glucose metabolism. However, it is hard to know if these changes were clinically significant since categorical analysis were not recorded with the exception of weight gain greater than 7%, which is a clinically significant measure. Additionally there were no significant differences between treatment groups in the addition of medications, like any diabetic and [unclear] medication. Another compelling outcome of CATIE that was not mentioned in the Oregon presentation today and also was stated that this outcome was not included in CATIE, it was included in CATIE and that is hospitalizations. And calculated from the CATIE results, for every 1, 000 patients treated with Zyprexa for one year instead of with one of the other agents, you could avoid between 160 and 370 hospitalizations. And it just indicate either are multiple studies that demonstrate Zyprexa's superior adherence and persistent, which were not mentioned in the Oregon report, as well as the body of evidence that has shown either lower relapse rate, higher study completion rate, and or a higher percentage of patients maintaining response with Zyprexa. Dan Lessler: Trina Clark: Thank you. If I could I would like to address some questions that were posed by the committee members prior to lunch. Actually, this is not a good time for that. Okay. But there was some incorrect information given about the CATIE trial, so I just wanted to correct that. Not at this time. Okay. Thank you. Thanks. Yeah. Next is Dr. Kareck-Walker from Pfizer. US Medical Pfizer. Good afternoon. Hello? I'm Dr. Jill Kareck-Walker. I'm a clinical pharmacologist with US Medical at Pfizer. And I thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today about Ziprasidone or Geodon. It's well recognized by researchers and clinicians that there exists many differences amongst the atypical antipsychotics. Because of this Pfizer firmly believes it's very important to have open access to atypical antipsychotics. So like clinicians can provide the best care for their patients and match the appropriate medicines to individual patients. Gekdon has both oral and IM formulations and it is efficacious in treating both positive and. The study was designed to detect differences between the groups of 2.5 percentage points a standard deviation of 5 percent ; in the percent change from base line to 12 months in the bone mineral density at the spine and femoral neck, with a power of 80 percent and a two-tailed P value of 0.05. The sample size would permit the detection of a 15 percent difference in the incidence of vertebral fractures with a power of 80 percent ; if the fracture rate was 20 percent in one group and 5 percent in the other group. Base-line differences between the groups were assessed with the use of Student's t-test for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables. The percent change from base line in the bone density was tested with a mixed-model analysis of variance for repeated measures; the covariates were the fixed effect of treatment to test the overall differences between treatments ; , the interaction between treatment and time to test for differences between the groups in the percent changes at 6 and 12 months ; , random effects of patient and error, and the base-line bone density. Fixed effects with P val. Finally i think they have them right again i take topamax ly rica xanax klonopin geodon 60mg cymbalta seroquel 1200mg a day now that is a very high dose of that drug but that is my mood stabilizer and i take the xanax and klondinpin because i have a aggressive behavioral problem i also have to go once a week for blood draws to make sure i' m taking all my meds. Annual review of prior authorization criteria for clozapine and Godon not in a limited category ; . No changes made. 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The following are confirmatory but are not essential for the diagnosis: 1. Coprolalia involuntary use of obscene words ; . 2. Copropraxia involuntary obscene gesturing ; . 3. Echolalia involuntary repetition of sounds from self or others ; . 4. Echopraxia involuntary imitation of the movements of others ; . There are certain behavioral problems noted to be associated with TS; i.e. obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD ; , attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD ; , and oppositional defiant disorder ODD ; . Some consider Tourette syndrome to be one of the several tic disorders. These are described as: 1. Acute or transient tic of childhood that begins usually before age of 12, involves one muscle group only, often an eye blink and stops within one year. 2. Chronic simple tic usually begins before the age of 15, involves one or two muscle groups. Tics persist throughout life but there is little or no change in the pattern of tics and generally consists of either motor or vocal tics but not both. Chronic motor tics and Tourette syndrome are probably different manifestations of an autosomal dominant gene with high penetrance. TREATMENT Tourette syndrome is not as rare as was originally thought, although it may not be encountered by most doctors. Few disorders have had as many varied types of treatments. If you can name a treatment, some Tourette patient has probably had it prescribed as a cure for his condition. When tics first appear in a child the most common advice is, "ignore it and it will disappear." If the patient has a tic disorder or Tourette syndrome the tics may not go away or "disappear." Another common incorrect diagnosis for the patient is psychological conflict over inhibited aggression. Common treatments all of which are ineffective in the vast majority of cases ; are: psychotherapy, group therapy, relaxation, hypnosis, bio-feedback, behavior modification, chiropractic, a variety of vitamin diets, herbs, trace elements, herbs, and many drugs. There are medications that will reduce tics; none are a cure. Haloperidol Haldol ; is effective for 60% to 90% of patients. Other medications in this group called neuroleptic drugs that have the same effect on tics are pimozide Orap ; , risperidone Risperdal ; , olanzapine Zyprexia ; , and ziprasidone Gekdon ; . Reponse to any one of these drugs is quite variable from patient to patient. Drug dosage that patients require can be quite variable even for children of similar age and size. There is no one set dose for an individual. The medication is started at a low dose and must be slowly increased until the tics are reduced or until side effects are encountered. The usual side effects are reversible; they disappear when the medication is decreased or discontinued. Most patients do not obtain 100% relief of symptoms tics and vocalizations ; with medication. Many patients will experience a 90% reduction in tics; other 50-60. We continue to invest in R&D to provide future sources of revenue through the development of new products, as well as through additional uses for existing in-line and alliance products. We have five new products undergoing regulatory review in the U.S and or European community: Bextra discovered and developed by Pharmacia Corporation ; , Spiriva discovered and developed by Boehringer Ingelheim ; , Vfend, Geodon and Relpax. We expect to begin selling all five products in new markets during 2002, once regulatory approval is received. However, there are no assurances as to when, or if, we will receive regulatory approval for any of our new products. 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Tion of antipsychotics are extremely harmful and substantially increase the risk of obesity, diabetes type II, hypertension, cardiovascular complications, heart attacks and stroke. "The drug makers had this information and simply ignored the problem, " he said. In September 2003, the FDA directed the makers of all atypicals to add a warning to their labels that the drugs can cause hyperglycemia, diabetes, and even death. Janssen was also instructed to send a letter to health care providers acknowledging that the company had misled providers by representing that Risperdal did not increase the risk of diabetes. In fact, Janssen had to admit that the drug probably does increase the risk. On July 24, 2004, the Miami Herald reported that the "maker of a billion-dollar antipsychotic medication has acknowledged misleading doctors and other healthcare providers about the safety of its product, minimizing potentially deadly side effects." "Risperdal is the leading drug used to combat schizophrenia . earning Janssen about .1 billion in annual sales, " the Herald noted. "The drug was first marketed about eight years ago, and is prescribed to more than 10 million people worldwide." Another side effect of atypicals was discovered in a government study released in June 2005, which revealed that patients taking the drug Risperdal had a higher incidence of benign tumors in the pituitary gland. The FDA study was presented on June 18, 2005 at a University of Pittsburgh conference. The following information describes the methodology and findings of this FDA study: The researchers analyzed 2.5 million adverse events reported by doctors, patients, and individuals since 1968. Of the 307 reports of pituitary tumors, 64, or 21%, occurred in patients taking antipsychotics. Forty-eight reports of pituitary tumors were reported in patients taking Risperdal according to the June 17, 2005 Wall Street Journal. A lead author of the study, Ana Szarfman, noted that this kind of study cannot accurately determine how common "the pituitary tumor side effect may be for users of Risperdal and the other atypical antipsychotics because, unfortunately, it is well-known that doctors do not report all suspected adverse drug reactions to the FDA's MedWatch program, " the WSJ wrote. As of April 2005, the FDA now requires Black Box warnings about the increased risk of death on the labels of atypical drugs such as Zyprexa Eli Lilly ; , Risperdal Janssen ; , Abilify Bristol-Myers Squibb ; , Clozril Novartis ; , and Geodon Pfizer ; . As for the effectiveness of SSRIs, in June 2005, the Washington Post reported that "Despite a dramatic increase in treatment of psychiatric disorders during the past 10 years, there has been no decrease in the rate of suicidal thoughts and behavior among adults, according to a federal study primarily funded by the National Institute of Mental Health." "The study found that although people who attempt suicide were far more likely to be treated, especially with antidepressants in 2001-03 compared to 1990-92, the rates of suicidal ideation, gestures and attempts remained basically unchanged, according to researchers from Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, in their published findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association, " the Post wrote. During the February 2004 FDA hearings on SSRIs, re. Though the pathophysiology of hot flashes is not completely understood, they are generally thought to be secondary to a thermoregulatory dysfunction initiated at the level of the hypothalamus by estrogen withdrawal [5970]. In humans, perspiration and vasodilatation, the classic mechanisms of heat loss that are activated during hot flashes, are regulated by the thermoregulatory nucleus in the medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus [59]. The thermoregulatory nucleus activates perspiration and vasodilatation to keep the core body temperature within a tightly regulated range known as the thermoregulatory zone. In menopausal women with hot flashes, the thermoregulatory zone is shifted downward and is narrower than in menopausal women who do not have hot flashes [71]. Thus, in women with hot flashes, small changes in body temperature as small as 0.01F ; may trigger the mechanisms of heat loss that lead to hot-flash symptoms [64]. Complex neuroendocrine pathways appear to govern the thermoregulatory nucleus and are possible sites of dysfunction and therapeutic intervention [59, 72, 73]. In individuals with hot flashes, estrogen withdrawal leads to a decrease of endorphin and catecholestrogen an estrogen metabolite ; levels, which, in turn, are associated with increased norepinephrine release in the hypothalamus [59, 7276]. 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This section of the manual explains the rationale behind the sequence of stages in the Schizophrenia Algorithm and highlights some of the changes made at the Schizophrenia Algorithm Update Conference in January of 2002. The antipsychotic algorithm for schizophrenia distinguishes between acute and maintenance treatment. First generation antipsychotics FGA's ; , * while not recommended at Stage 1 as first-line treatments, may be used short term to help control symptoms of agitation and excitement see Co-existing Symptoms Algorithms on p. 8 ; The FGA's are not first-line treatments because, compared to the second generation antipsychotics SGA's ; , * they cause more bothersome side effects, have greater potential for producing tardive dyskinesia, are equal or worse for negative symptoms, are less likely to improve cognitive deficits, and are no more effective for positive symptoms a ; .1 SGA's do have side effects that can be medically serious, but they differ enough from one another in this regard that clinicians can monitor for these side effects and, if necessary, choose another SGA with a different side effect profile. An important outcome of the update conference was the decision to add ziprasidone Geodon ; to the list of first-line medications for the treatment of schizophrenia. Ziprasidone was submitted to the FDA in 1997 but was not approved until February 2001 because of concerns over its potential to prolong the QT interval. At the time of the update conference, 150, 000 patients had received ziprasidone since its approval by the FDA, and data analysis revealed no increased incidence of sudden death, a marker for fatal arrhythmias. Because it appears that ziprasidone's risk of sudden death and cardiac events is no greater than that of the other agents used as first-line therapy, the experts decided to include ziprasidone as a first-line medication in the antipsychotic algorithm. The case of ziprasidone illustrates the algorithm's policy of requiring widespread utilization of new medications in a variety of clinical settings before their inclusion in the algorithm. As future medications acquire FDA approval, clinicians may use them before they are staged in the algorithm as long as the clinical situation warrants their use and the clinician documents the rationale for using the new medication on the Clinical Record Form. Although no large scale research studies have adequately addressed the issue, 90% or more of psychiatrists polled at algorithm training sessions indicate that, based on their clinical experience, if a patient fails or only partially responds to one SGA, a trial of another SGA is warranted. For this reason, if a patient does not demonstrate a full response to an adequate trial of a SGA in Stage 1, the patient should receive a different SGA in Stage 2. See section on Description of Tactics and Critical Decision Points, p. 14, for discussion of what constitutes an adequate trial for each agent ; . Once a patient has failed or only partially responded to adequate trials of two SGA's, many experts believe that this. Sertraline Zoloft ; QL DO Trazodone Desyrel ; Venlafaxine XR Effexor -XR ; QL DO Escitalopram Lexapro ; QL DO Phenelzine Nardil ; Tranylcypromine Parnate ; Duloxetine Cymbalta ; QL DO Fluoxetine Prozac Weekly Sarafem ; QL DO Antimanic Agents Lithium Citrate NTI: Lithium Carbonate Eskalith, -CR Lithobid ; Antipsychotics Conventional Agents Chlorpromazine Fluphenazine Prolixin ; Haloperidol Haldol ; Perphenazine Prochlorperazine Thioridizine Thiothixene Navane ; Trifluoperazine Pimozide Orap ; Molindone Moban ; Antipsychotics Atypical Agents NTI: Clozapine Clozaril , FazaCloODT ; Aripiprazole Abilify Discmelt ODT oral soln. ; Olanzapine Zyprexa Zydis ; Quetiapine Seroquel ; Risperidone Risperdal M-tabs ODT oral soln. ; Ziprasidone Geodon ; Olanzapine Fluoxetine Symbyax ; Paliperidone ER Invega ; Sedatives, Hypnotics and Anti-Anxiety Alprazolam Xanax - XR ; Buspirone Buspar ; Chlordiazepoxide Librium ; Clorazepate Tranxene -SD ; Diazepam Valium ; Flurazepam Dalmane ; Lorazepam Ativan ; Meprobamate Oxazepam Serax ; Temazepam Restoril ; Triazolam Halcion ; Zolpidem Ambien CR ; QL SC-CR only ; Eszopiclone Lunesta ; QL Ramelteon Rozerem ; QL Zaleplon Sonata ; QL and sarafem.
19 An important variation in the use of BCNU as the chemotherapy agent has been the development of polymer wafers known as gliadel. A number of such wafers are implanted throughout the tumor site at the time of surgery. The BCNU then gradually diffuses from the wafers into the surrounding brain. A possible problem with the treatment is that the drug will diffuse only a small distance from the implant sites, so that significant portions of the tumor will not make contact with the drug. A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated that survival time for recurrent GBM is significantly increased by the gliadel wafers relative to control subjects receiving wafers without BCNU, although the increase in survival time, while statistically significant, was relatively modest 52 ; . The median survival time from the time of re-operation for the recurrent tumor was 31 weeks, while that for the placebo control group was 23 weeks. Survival rates six months after the treatment were 56% for the gliadel group while 36% for the placebo group. On the other hand, the differences in survival between the two groups was near zero when measured one year after treatment, indicating that the beneficial effects of gliadel were relatively short-term in nature. A second small randomized clinical trial was conducted in Europe, but involving patients who received gliadel at the time of initial surgery as a primary treatment, rather than as treatment for recurrent tumors 53 ; . Here the survival rate after one year was 63% versus only 19% for those receiving the placebo. The twoyear survival rate was 31% of the gliadel patients compared to only 6% for the placebo patients. However, both gliadel clinical trials involved patient populations that included approximately 1 3 of the patients with diagnoses other than glioblastomas, so the survival times that were obtained are inflated from what they would have been if only glioblastoma patients had been included. Probably the best estimate of the benefit of gliadel as an initial treatment comes from a. third much larger randomized clinical trial, also done in Europe 54 ; , which reported a median survival of 13.9 months for patients receiving gliadel compared to a median survival of 11.6 months for patients implanted with placebo wafers. But again results have not yet been reported separately for glioblastomas vs. other high-grade gliomas. As with other forms of chemotherapy, however, larger differences are evident for long-term survival. After a follow-up period of 56 months, 9 of 120 patients who received gliadel were alive, compared to only 2 of 120 of those receiving the placebo.
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The following grid lists the outcomes of the second quarter 2006 WellPoint NextRx Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee meetings held in May 2006. Drug Name Generic Name Therapeutic Class: Inhaled Corticosteroid Agents Aerobid Aerobid M Asmanex Sumycin Flunisolide Mometasone Tetracycline Therapeutic Class: Atypical Antipsychotic Agents Abilify FazaClo ODT Geodon Aripiprazole Clozapine Ziprasidone Therapeutic Class: Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Analogs Eligard Trelstar Depot Leuprolide acetate Triptorelin Therapeutic Class: Miscellaneous Agent Twinject Epinephrine Therapeutic Class: Macrolides & Ketolides Biaxin XL EryPed Ery-Tab Zithromax Zmax Clarithromycin Erythromycin ethylsuccinate Erythromycin base Azithromycin Nonformulary Nonformulary Nonformulary Nonformulary Formulary Nonformulary Nonformulary Formulary Formulary Formulary Formulary Formulary Nonformulary Formulary Status.
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Abuse and Diversion of Quetiapine Recently, numerous case reports have been documented describing abuse and diversion of quetiapine in prisons. Known in correctional institutions as "quell, " "baby heroin, " or "Susie Q, " quetiapine may be abused for its sedative or anxiolytic effects either orally, nasally or intravenously.1 Doses of up to 2400mg have been reported.2 Combination of prescription and illicit drugs, while not a new phenomenon, is likewise becoming more common with quetiapine as it may act synergistically to heighten the "high" of certain illicit substances while reducing undesirable effects. Quetiapine in combination with cocaine, known as "Q-ball" has been reported and is hypothesized to decrease the withdrawal or dysphoria in addition to providing a hallucinogenic effect. Diversion of quetiapine may not be limited to institutional settings. Patients using quetiapine for legitimate purposes may have prescriptions stolen or "borrowed" by friends, family members, or others who are aware of its abuse potential. Requests for early refills or continued complaints by patients of symptoms not common for schizophrenia may be indications of abuse. Awareness of the risk for abuse is important for healthcare professionals and should be considered to prevent inappropriate and or unnecessary prescriptions for atypical antipsychotics. Table I: Comparison of Atypical Antipsychotics DRUG Abilify aripiprazole ; Clozaril clozapine ; Geodon ziprasidone ; Risperdal risperidone ; Seroquel Quetiapine ; Zyprexa Olanzapine ; USUAL DOSE FOR BIPOLAR 30 mg qd --40-80 mg bid 1-6 mg qd 400-800 mg qd 5-20 mg qd USUAL DOSE FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA 10-15 mg qd 300-450 mg qd 20-100 mg bid 2-8mg qd 300-800 mg qd 10-20 mg qd AVERAGE COST PER MONTH 9-508 ~1-301 1-435 5-660 4-720 8-639.
Eli Lilly Trina Clark Smith, RPh, MS, Neuroscience Outcomes Liaison, Outcomes Research Allergan Richard Fiscella, RPh, MPH, Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Adjunct Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Illinois at Chicago Evonne Stellato, RN, BSN, Reimbursement Manager, Allergan George O. Kitchens, RPh, President, Artia Solutions Merck Jack L. Shaw, Jr., RPh, Executive Business Manager, HIV Specialty Sales Lisa Bishop, Senior National Account Executive Bristol-Myers Squibb Bhrett A. McCabe, PhD, Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs Ann Saylors, RN, Medical Affairs Diana Schmidt, Region Director, State Government Operations, Managed Markets Sanofi-Aventis Keith Campagna, PharmD, Regional Medical Liaison, Medical Affairs, Internal Medicine Elizabeth Brewer, MS, MPH, Senior Manager, State Government Affairs Frank Quattrocchi, PharmD, Director, Regional Medical Liaisons, Medical Affairs Presentations: Pfizer: Geodon Ziprasidone ; Ziprasidone is a psychotropic agent that is chemically unrelated to phenothiazine or butyrophenone antipsychotic agents and is available as Geodon Capsules ziprasidone hydrochloride ; and Geodon for Injection ziprasidone mesylate ; . Geodon Capsules are indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic or mixed episodes associated with Bipolar I Disorder, with or without psychotic features. Geodon IM is indicated for the treatment of acute agitation in schizophrenic patients for whom treatment with ziprasidone is appropriate and who need IM antipsychotic medication for rapid control of the agitation. Clinical Background and Burden of Illness Schizophrenia affects approximately 2.4 million US adults and accounts for an estimated billion in direct and indirect costs 2002 dollars ; . Bipolar disorder affects an additional 5.7 million US adults and accounts for an additional billion in costs 1991 dollars ; . Common to both of these disorders is the significant rate of comorbid medical conditions e.g., cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, HIV infection, respiratory conditions, and hepatitis ; which may translate into significant elevations in mortality and reduction in lifespan. Clinical Efficacy Cost Analysis or Value Advantage ; Geodon has proven efficacy comparable to the market leading antipsychotics without the compromising risk for weight gain, dyslipidemia, diabetes and CVD, associated with older, atypical anti psychotics. Extensive Phase-IV clinical trials demonstrate the safety and efficacy of Geodon in key outcome domains including rapid improvement and lasting control of positive and negative symptoms, low discontinuation rates with rapid titration, comparable efficacy to other atypicals, improved depressive symptoms, significant rates of remission, sustained tolerability at high initial doses, and significant improvement of quality of life in schizophrenia. Geodon also demonstrates significant improvement of manic or mixed episode symptoms and depressive symptoms associated with bipolar disorder. Geodon as an IM formulation provides rapid improvement for the symptoms of acute agitation, with a dose-related effect, and is well tolerated, Geodon's favorable metabolic profile has shown to translate into meaningful economic benefits in terms of net health care cost reductions as well as benefits to patients' long-term health with a lower incidence of diabetes, CHD, and stroke events, compared to olanzapine, quetiapine, or risperidone, and a risk equivalent to that of schizophrenia patients not taking atypical antipsychotic agents and glyset and Buy geodon online.
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One risk of GEODON is that it may change how the electrical current in your heart works. GEODON only causes a small change and we don't know whether this will be harmful. Some other drugs with this kind of change have sometimes caused rare dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities. This possible risk we don't know yet if there really is a risk ; may be greater with GEODON than with other medicines used to treat schizophrenia. So ask your doctor about this risk as well as the benefits of taking GEODON. Changes in the electrical activity of your heart may be made greater if you take certain other medicines with GEODON or if you have certain kinds of heart conditions. Make sure to tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and any heart problems you have or have had.
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