One of the patients who discontinued lithium subsequently committed suicide, underscoring the complexity of discontinuing lithium even in the presence of kidney disease.
Still, the Lairds have no intention of discontinuing the product, not now, probably not ever.
Within months of discontinuing the S.S.R.I.'s, all of the teenagers' flashbacks ended but could return unpredictably.
It sold so slowly, said David, now the company's president, that there was talk of discontinuing it.
"This exercise does not mean the N.P.A. is taking a direction of discontinuing the prosecution," he said.
Their sperm counts returned to normal within four months of discontinuing the treatment.
"You have become a dangerous newspaper, one that I am on the verge of discontinuing," wrote one outraged reader.
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. lowered its 2003 earnings forecast yesterday, citing soft sales, tornado damage at a major plant and the cost of discontinuing some products.
Still, Pfizer said that excluding the costs of discontinuing Exubera and other one-time charges, it earned $4 billion in the quarter, or 58 cents a share.
The recall has left those patients with the painful choice of discontinuing a lifesaving medicine, or using a drug that might contain a dangerous contaminant.
Lawmakers from rural states dislike the idea of discontinuing cross-country trains, which require huge subsidies, while continuing Northeast Corridor trains, which approximately cover their costs.
