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AlaskaAngel · 09-17-2008, 08:29 PM

Hi Deb,

Offhand, I wonder too:

1. Big Pharma had an overstock left?

2. It is cheaper than newer drugs?

3. It causes some GI side effects that are fairly immediately obvious, so it seems more "toxic" to some practitioners and ergo, more "effective"?

09-17-2008, 08:29 PM	#4
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Caf Hi Deb, Offhand, I wonder too: 1. Big Pharma had an overstock left? 2. It is cheaper than newer drugs? 3. It causes some GI side effects that are fairly immediately obvious, so it seems more "toxic" to some practitioners and ergo, more "effective"?