New Antidepressants
Italian researchers have found that Lexapro and Zoloft are the best of 12 new-generation antidepressants, while reboxetine (sold as Vestra and Edronax) is the least effective. In the study, scientists tested a wide range of new antidepressants and found that Zoloft and Lexapro were the best in terms of effectiveness and patient acceptability. Two other new antidepressants--Remeron and Effexor--were as effective the two best drugs, but more patients stopped taking these than Zoloft and Lexapro.
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Antidepressants for Chronic Pain: Comparisons of the Old and New
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Study Questions the Effectiveness of Antidepressants
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New antidepressant preserves sex drive
A new antidepressant, vilazodone, treats depression symptoms while also preserving patients' sex drive, a new study has shown. In the recent clinical... Read more »
New antidepressant's results a mixed bag
A new antidepressant has shown mixed results in new clinical trials. Drugmaker Targacept reported that its new treatment for acute depression,... Read more »
New antidepressant goes forward in clinical trials
A new depression treatment called Tyrima has entered clinical trials. The new antidepressant is in a class of medicines known as reversible... Read more »
New antidepressants may take place of SSRIs
Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft have been the darlings of the antidepressant market for years. New... Read more »
New experimental antidepressant stalls in clinical trials
Drugmaker Wyeth has reported that the launch of its new experimental antidepressant, DVS-233, has been moved to 2007 following reports of nausea in... Read more »
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