‘The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it has OK’d the first generic version of anti-depressant Effexor by Wyeth.
The FDA said it approved Israel-based Teva’s venlafaxine tablets in 25 mg, 37.5 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg and 100 mg strengths to treat major depressive disorder (MDD), a move the agency called “an important step […]
‘Wyeth on Wednesday said it does not expect to launch its experimental depression drug DVS-233 until 2007, a possible delay following recent clinical trial results showing nausea in many patients taking the medicine.
“In order to further define the profile of DVS-233, a serotonin norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor, additional clinical trials in depression are being conducted, including […]
‘The onset of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, or RBD, at a young age appears to be connected to anti-depressant use, says a U.S. study.
RBD is a sleep disorder where patients act out their dreams that results from a loss of normal muscle paralysis in rapid eye movement sleep, the dream stage of sleep, […]
‘Biovail Corp. has won Canadian approval for the use of once-daily tablets of Wellbutrin XL to treat major depression in adults.
Therapeutic Products Directorate Canada issued a notice of compliance for 150-milligram and 300-milligram tablet strengths of Wellbutrin XL, an extended-release formulation of bupropion hydrochloride.’
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‘AstraZeneca the Head of the Anglo-Swedish Company has come out with the results of the drug Seroquel stating that it be used in the treatment of both maniac behaviour and mental depression in people suffering with bipolar disorders.
He has asked US to consider his drug as a sole treatment for maniac and depression symptoms related […]
‘Biovail Corp. said on Wednesday it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its orally disintegrating tablet formulation of citalopram hydrobromide to treat depression.
Biovail, a specialty pharmaceutical company, said it is considering a number of commercialization options for the product.’
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‘A drug used to treat psoriasis may also relieve the depression and fatigue associated with the condition, researchers report.
And it may one day offer a new avenue of treatment for depression itself, the scientists said.
Etanercept, which goes under the brand name Enbrel, works by blocking a protein called tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), which is produced […]
‘Some patients who are new users of antidepressants such as Paxil and Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may run a risk of abnormal bleeding, researchers said.
The problem may develop because serotonin appears to play a role in blood clotting and manipulating its levels may lead to abnormal uterine and gastrointestinal bleeding, said the […]
‘The depression drug bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban, Amfebutamone) may help treat addiction to the stimulant methamphetamine, also called “crank,” “meth,” and “speed.”
The finding comes from a small, brief study of meth users. It’s too early to know if bupropion will become the first drug approved for treating meth addiction.
The study by Thomas Newton, MD, and colleagues […]
‘Even as concerns about teen suicide and antidepressant use surfaced during the last decade, prescriptions for the mood-altering drugs increased dramatically as therapy sessions declined, new research shows.
And, while guidelines call for initially treating childhood depression with psychotherapy — and medication plus psychotherapy only in the most serious cases — many teens received only medication, […]