Fluoxetine
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- Elderly patients with dementia: increased risk of death associated with off-label use of antipsychotics to treat psicosis
- The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has required manufacturers of conventional antipsychotic drugs to make safety-related changes to prescribing information, or labeling, to warn about an increased risk of death associated with the off-label use of these drugs to treat behavioral problems in... (Leggi Articolo)
- Antidepressants: new warnings about suicidal thinking, behavior in young adults
- The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) proposed that makers of all antidepressant medications update the existing black box warning on their products' labeling to include warnings about increased risks of suicidal thinking and behavior, known as suicidality, in young adults ages 18 to 24 during... (Leggi Articolo)
- Premature ejaculation is a frequent male sexual complaint
- Premature ejaculation is a frequent male sexual complaint that is mediated mainly by disturbances of serotonergic neurotransmission and certain serotonin ( 5-HT ) receptors and, to a lesser extent, oxytocinergic neurotransmission in the CNS. A meta-analysis of studies demonstrated similar eff... (Leggi Articolo)
- Risk of gastrointestinal bleeding doubled with SSRI inhibitors
- A research has shown that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ( SSRIs ), a group of drugs commonly used to treat depression, may double the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. When the drugs are taken with Aspirin and other similar pain medications, the risk is more than 600 percent higher. ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Overweight and obesity: contraindicated use of Meridia and cardiovascular adverse reactions
- Sibutramine ( Meridia, Reductil ), a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor ( SNRI ), is an antiobesity agent marketed in Canada since February 2001. Sibutramine is indicated as adjunctive therapy within a weight management program for obese patients with an initial body mass index ( BMI... (Leggi Articolo)
- Fluoxetine does not decrease risk of relapse for patients with anorexia nervosa
- Use of the antidepressant Fluoxetine ( Prozac ) did not help patients with anorexia nervosa who had restored their body weight maintain that weight or reduce their risk of relapse. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder primarily affecting young women and marked by an extreme fear of becoming ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Pregnancy: newer antidepressants linked to persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns
- The women who are taking antidepressants known as SSRI ( selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ), and who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant, should discuss the situation with their doctor due to potential risks to the baby. The patients should not stop taking SSRI medication without ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Role of BDNF gene in the development of social aversion
- Researchers at Florida State University used a gene transfer technique to block the expression of a gene associated with clinical depression in a new study of mice that could lead to better treatment of human beings with this condition. A team of researchers identified the role of a gene call... (Leggi Articolo)
- Pharmacogenetics could reduce the incidence of adverse reactions and optimize treatments
- Researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, found that 29 percent of patients seen at local primary-care offices had taken at least one of 16 drugs that can cause adverse reactions in genetically susceptible people. Applying inf... (Leggi Articolo)
- Antidepressants linked to increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns
- A University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) School of Medicine collaborative study with Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center found an increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns of mothers who used certain commonly prescribed antidepressants in late pregnancy. ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Pharmacogenetics could reduce the incidence of adverse reactions and optimize treatments
- Researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, found that 29 percent of patients seen at local primary-care offices had taken at least one of 16 drugs that can cause adverse reactions in genetically susceptible people. Applying inf... (Leggi Articolo)
- Pharmacogenetics could reduce the incidence of adverse reactions and optimize treatments
- Researchers, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, found that 29 percent of patients seen at local primary-care offices had taken at least one of 16 drugs that can cause adverse reactions in genetically susceptible people. Applying inf... (Leggi Articolo)
- Bipolar depression, greater symptom improvement on Olanzapine and Fluoxetine than Lamotrigine
- A head-to- head study comparing Olanzapine and Fluoxetine capsules ( OFC ) and Lamotrigine for the treatment of bipolar depression, showed that patients treated with OFC experienced significantly greater improvement in both depressive and manic symptoms associated with bipolar depression than pa... (Leggi Articolo)
- Long-term health benefits remain unclear for weight loss drugs
- A review of 22 studies suggests three commonly used drugs may help type 2 diabetes patients lose small amounts of weight, although long-term benefits are not clear. Prozac, known generically as Fluoxetine, is the most commonly prescribed as antidepressant. Xenical, the brand name for Orlistat... (Leggi Articolo)
- SSRI antidepressants increase the density of nerve-impulse-carrying axons
- Discovery in rodents may explain why some antidepressants require weeks of use before they work. The beneficial effects of a widely used class of antidepressants might be the result of increased nerve-fiber growth in key parts of the brain, according to a Johns Hopkins study, published in the Jo... (Leggi Articolo)
- Advertisements for SSRI antidepressants are misleading
- Consumer advertisements for a class of antidepressants called SSRIs often claim that depression is due to a chemical imbalance in the brain, and that SSRIs correct this imbalance, but these claims are not supported by scientific evidence. Although scientists in the 1960s suggested that depress... (Leggi Articolo)
- Modultion of circadian rhythm: role of serotonin
- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined how serotonin decreases the body’s sensitivity to light and that exposure to constant darkness leads to a decrease in serotonin levels in the brain of fruit flies. These findings suggest that serotonin may play a... (Leggi Articolo)
- Aripiprazole for maintaining efficacy in bipolar I disorder
- The U.S. FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Aripiprazole ( Abilify ) for maintaining efficacy in patients with bipolar I disorder with a recent manic or mixed episode who had been stabilized and then maintained for at least six weeks. This new, expanded, indication is based on the ... (Leggi Articolo)
- EMEA recommends strong warnings for antidepressants in paediatric use
- EMEA ( European Medicines Agency ) has completed its review of two classes of antidepressants and concluded that they should not be used in children and adolescents except in their approved indications. The review of serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor ( SSRI ) and serotonin-norepinephrine ... (Leggi Articolo)
- Aripiprazole IM in patients with acute bipolar mania and schizophrenia
- In two double-blind, randomized, multicenter studies evaluated the investigational use of intramuscular ( IM ) Aripiprazole ( Abilify ) in patients with either acute bipolar mania or schizophrenia. The primary efficacy measure for both studies was mean change from baseline to two hours post-i... (Leggi Articolo)
- Exposure to SSRIs early in life produces abnormal emotional behaviors in adults
- The question of whether SSRI antidepressants, such as Fluoxetine ( Prozac ), are safe and more effective than dummy pills for treating child and adolescent depression ( CAD ) remains highly contentious, says Amir Raz, at Columbia University and at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, in New ... (Leggi Articolo)
