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Ardath Rekha ([info]ardath_rekha) wrote in [info]depression,
@ 2008-10-18 18:18:00

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Question...
Has anyone else recently gotten a letter in the mail, with "Health/Alert" on the outside envelope, and an ad for a new medication called "Stavzor" inside?

It just came out of the blue today, with my name on it... and I'm trying to figure out how or why this pharma company would be sending it to me. It's a medicine for bipolar disorder, apparently... and I do have family members with bipolar disorder and there's always been the possibility that my depression could eventually morph into bipolar disorder... but that information is all confidential and protected, and shouldn't be accessible to a pharmaceutical company.

So I'm hoping that my receiving it is just some kind of stupid coincidence, but I was wondering if anyone else who has been treated for depression has ended up on their mailing list, too. Because it just really bugs me and a lot of the wording seems a little too on-the-nose for a random mailing.


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[info]snapesgirl_62
2008-10-18 05:55 pm UTC (link)
I've not heard of this medicine or of receiving an advert in the mail like that. Sounds strange.

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[info]ardath_rekha
2008-10-18 08:50 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I've never heard of this pharmaceutical company, either. Their fine print claims that it was sent to me because of some kind of online survey, but that's got to be BS because I've never done anything online that would divulge that kind of personal info. Not using my real name.

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[info]snapesgirl_62
2008-10-18 09:45 pm UTC (link)
If it were me, I would talk with my doctor about it and make sure my pharmacy does not just toss old info without shredding it.

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