Effexor, Venlafaxine News

Context Medication resistance is the leading indication for use of electroconvulsive therapy in major depression.

Taking cues from their global counterparts, the Indian markets ended the day on a weak note as the BSE-Sensex closed the day with losses of around 190 points, while the NSE-Nifty closed lower by about 70 points.

Wins exclusive rights to Effexor XR for 180 days beginning June 2011. Lupin, a generic drug maker, has settled all patent litigation with US drug maker Wyeth for Effexor XR capsules, the US firm's branded anti-depressant. "According to the terms of the settlement, Lupin will be licensed to launch a copycat version of the drug in the US after June ...

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A Quebec man accused of killing a political aide last year says he realized exactly what he'd done once he was in jail and deprived of anti-anxiety medication.

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Mumbai: Zydus Pharma Inc, the US subsidiary of the Ahmedabad-based pharma major Zydus Cadila, has been sued by US major Wyeth, following the latter's paragraph IV ANDA submission for the marketing approval of Effexor, a leading anti-depressant drug with $4 billion sales revenue, owned by Wyeth in the US market.

Predictors of Spontaneous and Systematically Assessed Suicidal Adverse Events in the Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents Study David A. Brent, M.D., Graham J. Emslie, M.D., Greg N. Clarke, Ph.D., Joan Asarnow, Ph.D., Anthony Spirito, Ph.D., Louise Ritz, M.B.A., Benedetto Vitiello, M.D., Satish Iyengar, Ph.D., Boris Birmaher, M.D., ...

There is no evidence that desvenlafaxine is more effective, safer or better tolerated than its parent drug, venlafaxine, or other antidepressants, NPS advises in the latest edition of NPS RADAR.

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Jack B. Nitschke, Ph.D., Issidoros Sarinopoulos, Ph.D., Desmond J. Oathes, Ph.D., Tom Johnstone, Ph.D., Paul J. Whalen, Ph.D., Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., and Ned H. Kalin, M.D. OBJECTIVE: The anticipation of ...

Certain circumstances may predict suicidal thinking or behavior among teens with treatment-resistant major depression who are undergoing second-step treatment, according to an analysis of data from an ...

At Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, we conducted a small, randomized study to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture as compared with drug therapy, specifically venlafaxine, for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms ...

A comprehensive meta-analysis of 12 new-generation antidepressants has shown sertraline and escitalopram have clear advantages in terms of efficacy and acceptability, while reboxetine was shown to be the ...

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All antidepressant drugs are not created equal, according to the authors of one of the few studies that have ever systematically analyzed and compared "new generation" medicines for treating depression .

In a new meta-analysis published today, Lexapro and Zoloft were found to be the most effective and best tolerated antidepressants available.

A comprehensive meta-analysis of 12 new-generation antidepressants suggests, the researchers say, that sertraline and escitalopram "might be the best choice" when initiating therapy for moderate to severe major ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which include some of the mostly widely prescribed drugs in the United States, produce fewer adverse effects than other types of antidepressants.