Prozac, Sarafem, Fluoxetine News

Antidepressants have gotten a lot of flack in recent months . Newer studies have suggested that they are no more effective than placebo or talk therapy, while others have found that the rate of relapse is higher for antidepressants than for placebo.

MONDAY, Feb. 6 -- Antidepressant drugs such as Prozac do not raise suicide risk in young people, a new study says.

In 2004, concerns about antidepressant drugs increasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young patients prompted the FDA to issue a rare "black box warning." Now, a new analysis of clinical trial data finds that treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine did not increase - or decrease - suicidality in children compared to placebo treatment.

A farmer living close to a wind farm said he had been put on Prozac anti-depressants to help him deal with the effect of noise coming from the massive turbines.

A farmer living close to a wind farm in North Devon has said he had been put on Prozac anti-depressants to help him deal with the effect of noise coming from the massive turbines.

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For their work on treating depression, two US-based researchers have been named as laureates of the prestigious Prince Mahidol Award 2011 in the field of medicine.

This is the only fluoxetine product available in a 60 mg, single-dose tablet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Edgemont's New Drug Application for its fluoxetine tablets in Fluoxetine, originally marketed in the U.S. under the brand name Prozac , is a widely-used treatment for Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ... (more)

Serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants such as fluoxetine , promote hippocampal neurogenesis.

Dear Doctor K: In the past year I've had five panic attacks. Now I'm always worried I'm going to have another.

A recent research paper published in the British Medical Journal reported that taking serotonin reuptake antidepressants like fluoxetine , paroxetine and sertraline during the second half of a woman's pregnancy could more than double the risk that babies will develop persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn .

When people consider the connections between drugs and violence, what typically comes to mind are illegal drugs like crack cocaine.

ISLAMABAD: Women who use antidepressants called selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Celexa during pregnancy run a slight risk of having an infant with high blood pressure in the lungs, a new Swedish study finds.

Pregnant women on antidepressants are more likely to give birth to children with persistent pulmonary hypertension, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal on Thursday.

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