* SNRIs are a newer option, and include desvenlafaxine (Pristiq[R], Khedezla[R]), duloxetine (Cymbalta[R]), levomilnacipran (Fetzima[R]), and venlafaxine (
Effexor,
Effexor XR[R]).
* "Columbine mass-killer Eric Harris was taking Luvox--like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft,
Effexor and many others, a modern and widely prescribed type of antidepressant drug called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs." Along with fellow student Dylan Klebold, Harris shot 13 to death and wounded 24 in a headline-grabbing 1999 rampage.
Clearly, we need more effective interventions." Antidepressants sold in the United States that the study found to be most effective included: Amitriptyline
Effexor (venlafaxine) Lexapro (escitalopram) Paxil (paroxetine) Remeron (mirtazapine) Trintellix (vortioxetine) Those that made the least-effective list of antidepressant drugs sold in the United States included: Luvox (fluvoxamine) Oleptro (trazodone) Prozac (fluoxetine)
These findings suggest that SSRIs, which include Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Lexapro, and
Effexor, may have a detrimental effect on bone health, although a cause-and-effect relationship has not been proven.
Pfizer, which had to recall an injectable drug last month, is now recalling three lots of an antidepressant after a pharmacist discovered a capsule of one of Pfizer's heart pills in an
Effexor XR bottle, a potentially deadly combo.
These include duloxetine (Cymbalta), venlafaxine (
Effexor XR), and desvenlafaxine (Pristiq).
The FTC submitted the brief in the case of In re
Effexor XR antitrust litigation.
Previously, Moore was employed as vice president, US Head of Neuroscience Marketing, at Organon BioSciences; vice president, US Marketing,
Effexor XR; vice president, Global Strategy Depression Portfolio, at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and has held senior management positions at Johnson & Johnson Eli Lilly.
6) Antidepressant human drugs: such as Prozac, Paxil, Celexa and
Effexor.
"And that 10 percent" Levine adds, "only includes the 'official antidepressants' such as Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin,
Effexor, etc.
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