Pharmaceutical Companies

Find out what people are saying about Cambridge pharmaceutical companies.

• Bring Eskalith back, it is much more tolerable and effective. - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Karen

  I totally agree. I can not take the generic, It leaves me with abdominal pain and diarrhea which is not a good result as this can elevate the lithium level in... More »

• Eskalith 300 - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Alex

  I am trying to understand how a prescribed drug (Eskalith) that I have taken since 1984 can suddenly dissapear from the market, being replaced by a generic that obviously has side affects not... More »

• Please help - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Kathy rohr-ninmer

  I am a social worker and one client I work with is going to have a lot of problems when she has to stop taking Eskalith name brand. Luckily she has a... More »

• Reprocussions - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by JAM

  After taking Eskalith CR - 450 mgm - for 15 years, it is difficult to find another lithium preparation that agrees with my system. The most frequent consequence of generics is loss of... More »

• Eskalith cr 450mg the only drug that works - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Rachel

  For me this medication has allowed me to live a happy normal life, and from what I have read it has done the same for so many others. As for many other... More »

• My Doctor and Pharm. never were informed - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Rachel

  I was shocked that all the pharm. in our city and also doctors had no idea that Eskalith cr 450mg was no longer being made. Why weren't they told? Why were... More »

• Eskalith cr 450mg gave me my life... - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Rachel

  Eskalith cr 450mg has given me my life and my mind back. The generic made me ill again just as I was 13yrs ago. When telling anyone about my bipolar cond.... More »

• Eskalith cr 450mg - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Rachel

  I've been on this drug since 1994, when I first was diagnosed with having dysphoric mania. Living everyday with the symptoms of this disease felt like being in a nightmare, I thought... More »

• Why did they remove it? - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Anna

  I wanted my daughter to try Eskalith because the generic doesn't seem to be working. Had the doc fax over the prescription and just found out it is no longer available. I... More »

• Quality of Life - Eskalith CR 450 mg. - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Anonymous

  My daughter was a completely different person on Eskalith CR 450 mg. tablets. We could barely tell that she was bi-polar. We have tried other lithiums, and they do not make... More »

• Afraid to be without my name brand eskalith - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Nana

  i also have been taking eskalith cr450 for about 14 yrs. i am willing to pay for my medication even though i have insurance. it is a very scary thougt for me to... More »

• Manic state! - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Kymskids

  My child has been on alot of "bipolar meds" and until we tried brand name eskalith cr she had been on the off brand name stuff it made her crazier. she has now... More »

• Why are you doing this to us? - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by In a panic

  What is the reason for taking this off the market? Doesn't the pharmaceutical company make enough money to ensure the patient stays safe and sane??? It's all about the money.... More »

• Crashed on generic - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Anonymous

  Twice my pharmacy inadvertently gave me generic eskalith CR and twice my mood dropped out of the comfortable range and I became depressed. As soon as I discovered the mistake, I reported... More »

• I'm not alone!! Only Eskalith helped my daughter! - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Kathy

  I too was given the info that Eskalith was "out of business," and having tried the generic before, and seeing my daughter's hypomania return, I knew this was trouble. No one believed me, and... More »

• Eskalith 300 god sent - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Domenic

  Eskalith 300 should stay on the market available to people like us who cannot take the generic it does not work the same I don;t know why I notice when I am on... More »

• The difference between living and generic living - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by P. Grundy

  I have been on this medication for over 10 years and have experienced no less than 8 or 9 other substitutions for this medication (including generic forms) and can say that there... More »

• Eskalith 300, The Cure, Taken Away - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Nuala

  For about 17 years I have been taking the Eskalith 300 tablets and since it's been off the shelf I have been ill. The generic landed me in the psych hospital years... More »

• Eskalith not profitable for Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals? - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by Kenn

  I have been taking Eskalith CR 450 mg., made by Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals for 15 years. I have had no bad side effects, after having to try about 100 other drugs that did... More »

• Eskalith 300 - no longer made - review of Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals by gloria Kastner

  I have been using Eskalith 300 for 20 years. Now I am told by Walgreens Drug Store itis no longer being made. Only the generic lithium carbonate which does not work for me. ... More »