sertraline

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sertraline

The salt form of a synthetic derivative of naphthalenamine with anti-serotoninergic and anti-depressant properties. Sertraline appears to selectively inhibit the neuronal uptake of serotonin, raising serotonin levels in the CNS. sertraline

The salt form of a synthetic derivative of naphthalenamine with anti-serotoninergic and anti-depressant properties. Sertraline appears to selectively inhibit the neuronal uptake of serotonin, raising serotonin levels in the CNS.

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Treat depression 01 Apr 2006
Malaysia Star, ...in the 1980s and are the most commonly prescribed today.Citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline selectively inhibit the re ...

Torrent Pharma files 4 ANDAs, 3 DMFs with USFDA Mar 31, 2006
Hindu Business Line, Three ANDAs have been filed for metformin instant release, sertraline and zolpidem, while the fourth was filed for Citalopram in the third week of March, the ...

Finding the right antidepressant Mar 30, 2006
myDNA.com, ...decided to switch medications were randomly assigned to take one of three antidepressants: sustained-release bupropion (Wellbutrin-SR), sertraline (Zoloft) or ...

Antidepressants linked to increased risk of persistent pulmonary ... Mar 29, 2006
Xagena.it, ...the antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, such as Fluoxetine ( Prozac ), Paroxetine ( Paxil ) or Sertraline ( Zoloft ), in ...

Treating Late-Life Anxiety Mar 28, 2006
Psychiatric Times, A follow-up investigation demonstrated improvement in anxiety symptoms in patients with PD using sertraline (Zoloft) (Sheikh et al., 2004). ...

Panic Disorder and Pregnancy: Challenges of Caring for Mother and ... Mar 28, 2006
Psychiatric Times, ...the SSRIs, fluoxetine (Prozac) has been the best studied in terms of reproductive safety while information regarding the use of sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine ...

New Strategies Help Depressed Patients Become Symptom-free Mar 27, 2006
Kansas City infoZine, ...who received the switch medication treatments were randomized to take one of three medications currently available and used in practice sertraline (an SSRI ...

The American Indian Veteran and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A ... Mar 28, 2006
Focus (subscription) ...telehealth. He is currently taking sertraline (100 milligrams a day) and trazodone (25–50 milligrams as needed for sleep). The ...

Bibliography FOR GENDER, RACE, AND CULTURE Mar 28, 2006
Focus (subscription) Yonkers KA, McCullough JP, Keitner GI, Gelenberg AJ, Davis SM, Harrison WM, Keller MB: Gender differences in treatment response to sertraline versus imipramine ...

Value of the US Antidepressant Market to Decline by 2.1% Per Year ... Mar 23, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release), ...billion. Venlafaxine (Wyeth's Effexor) and sertraline (Pfizer's Zoloft) led the global market, each generating sales of $3.3 billion. ...

More balanced data Mar 7, 2006
Salt Lake Tribune, St. Johns wort nor Sertraline more effective than placebo. Currently, the evidence is compelling for the potential benefit of St. ...

Depression study urges persistence Mar 23, 2006
Baltimore Sun, Of those, 727 chose to switch and were randomly assigned to receive either sertraline (Zoloft), bupropion (Wellbutrin) or venlafaxine (Effexor). ...

When one anti-depressant fails, another may work Mar 22, 2006
Reuters.uk, ...depression. If they are instead switched to Wellbutrin, Zoloft (sertraline), or Effexor (venlafaxine), about one out of four will remit. ...

Switching drugs may help in treating depression Mar 22, 2006
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, ...the study. Half of them were switched to another antidepressant, either sertraline, bupropion-SR, or venlafaxine-XR. Depression ...

AUDIO SUMMARY Mar 22, 2006
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription), Featured are articles on buproprion, sertraline, or venlafaxine after the failure of SSRIs for depression, medication augmentation after the failure of SSRIs ...

Evidence-Based Therapies in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mar 14, 2006
Psychiatric Times, For pediatric depression, published trials report efficacy for fluoxetine (Emslie et al., 1997; March et al., 2004), sertraline (Zoloft) (Wagner et al., 2003 ...

On a different track Mar 20, 2006
Business Standard, ...two tentative approvals for marketing cardiovascular drug cardevilol, which has global sales of $1.24 billion and CNS drug sertraline hydrochloride, with sales ...

Schering's Yaz wins US green light Mar 17, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription), ...obtains a green light for PDD, Yaz would be competing with Eli Lilly's Prozac (fluoxetine), GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil (paroxetine) and Pfizer's Zoloft (sertraline ...

The Development of the Self in the Era of the Internet and Role ... Mar 10, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) ...disorder, and major depressive disorder. After 1 week, Mr. A was discharged taking sertraline and olanzapine. Mr. A barely passed his ...

Some widely-used drugs increase risks for baby Mar 16, 2006
Consumer Reports (subscription) ...class of antidepressants that includes citalopram (generic, Celexa), fluoxetine (generic, Prozac), paroxetine (generic, Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), and the ...

Antidepressants May Slightly Raise Risk of Suicidality in Children Mar 7, 2006
Medscape (subscription) The drugs tested were fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, fluvoxamine, citalopram, bupropion, venlafaxine, nefazodone and mirtazapine. ...

Acquired Extroversion Associated With Bitemporal Variant of ... Mar 8, 2006
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription) ...angry, irritable episodes. She was treated with sertraline for her compulsive-like behaviors with a modest response. The patient ...

Health Canada sounds antidepressant arning Mar 10, 2006
Globe and Mail, Celexa (citalopram); Cipralex (escitalopram); Prozac (fluoxetine); Luvox (fluvoxamine); Remeron (mirtazapine); Paxil (paroxetine); Zoloft (sertraline). ...

AAFS: Ambien 'Sleepwalking' Drivers Overdosed on Drug Mar 10, 2006
CNN ...lane. Driver taking 1,000 ng/mL plus Zoloft (sertraline) crashed into a truck; got drug online and continued to increase doses. ...

Small suicidal behavior risk linked to drug therapy Mar 7, 2006
Reuters The drugs tested were Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (paroxetine), Luvox (fluvoxamine), Celexa (citalopram), Wellbutrin (bupropion), Effexor ...

Cadila's cardiovascular drug receives tentative nod from USFDA Mar 13, 2006
Hindu Business Line, It had also recently received the tentative approval to market Sertraline Hydrochloride tablets, 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg in the US market through its US-based ...

Cadila drug gets tentative FDA nod Mar 13, 2006
Economic Times, The group had recently received the tentative approval to market Sertraline Hydrochloride Tablets in the US market through its US subsidiary Zydus ...

Advisory - Newer Antidepressants Linked to Serious Lung Disorder ... Mar 10, 2006
DG News ...citalopram), Cipralex (escitalopram), Prozac (fluoxetine), Luvox (fluvoxamine), Remeron (mirtazapine), Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline) and Effexor ...

‘Ambien’ Sleepwalking: A New Phenomenon Linked to Overdoses of ... Mar 11, 2006
Newsinferno.com, Driver taking 190 ng/mL plus other antidepressants driving southbound in northbound lane; (5) Driver taking 1,000 ng/mL plus Zoloft (sertraline) crashed into a ...

Health Canada Issues Advisory Regarding Link between Newer ... Mar 12, 2006
Newsinferno.com, WellbutrinCelexa (citalopram), Cipralex (escitalopram), Prozac (fluoxetine), Luvox (fluvoxamine), RemeronPaxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline) and Effexor ...

Antidepressants Linked to Modest Risk of Non-Fatal Thoughts in ... Mar 6, 2006
MedPage Today, ...and data included: Celexa (citalopram), Luvox (fluvoxamine), Paxil (paroxetine), Prozac and Serafem (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Effexor (venlafaxine ...

Benefits of Antidepressants to Pregnant Women Outweigh Risks to ... Mar 10, 2006
MedIndia, Cipralex (escitalopram); Prozac (fluoxetine); Luvox (fluvoxamine); Remeron (mirtazapine); Paxil (paroxetine); Zoloft (sertraline), Effexor (venlafaxine) and ...

Antidepressants May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk Mar 9, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), SSRI antidepressants include Prozac® (fluoxetine), Zoloft® (sertraline), Paxil® (paroxetine), Celexa® (citalopram), and Lexapro® (escitalopram). ...

STAR*D Preliminary Findings Provide Clearer Picture of Major ... Mar 14, 2006
Psychiatric Times, Options at Level 2 were bupropion SR (Wellbutrin SR), sertraline (Zoloft), venlafaxine XR (Effexor XR) or cognitive therapy (CT) as monotherapies, or CT ...

Alpharma Receives Tentative FDA Approval for Sertraline ... Dec 8, 2005
PR Newswire (press release), ...company, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for the company's ANDA for sertraline hydrochloride 25 mg, 50 ...

(PRN) - Alpharma Receives Tentative FDA Approval for Sertraline ... Dec 8, 2005
Bolsamania.com, ...(PRN) - A. Schulman Annual Meeting Cites Innovation, Substantial Growth Prospects for Invision(R), North American Improvements and Global Expansion as ...

Zydus Cadila gets approval to market Sertraline in France Nov 21, 2005
Hindustan Times, Cadila Healthcare Ltd said on Tuesday that it has received approval from the French regulatory agency, AFSSAPS, to market Sertraline capsules 25 mg and 50 mg ...

Zydus Cadila gets approval to market Sertraline in France Nov 21, 2005
Hindu Business Line, MUMBAI: Cadila Healthcare Ltd on Tuesday said that it has received approval from the French regulatory agency, AFSSAPS, to market Sertraline capsules 25 mg and ...

Zydus Cadila receives approval for Sertraline from AFSSAPS, France Nov 22, 2005
domain-B, Cadila Healthcare Ltd has announced having received approval from AFSSAPS, the French regulatory agency to market Sertraline capsules in 25mg and 50mg dosages. ...

Zydus Cadila gets nod for Sertraline Nov 25, 2005
India Infoline.com, Zydus Cadila has received approval from the AFSSAPS, the French regulatory agency to market Sertraline capsules 25 mg and 50 mg, a drug which falls in the CNS ...

Cadila gets nod for Sertraline from French authority Nov 22, 2005
India Infoline.com, ...said on Tuesday that it has received an approval from AFSSAPS, the French regulatory agency for pharmaceuticals, to market Sertraline capsules in strength of ...

DOV announces second Phase I trial for depression drug Dec 20, 2005
DrugResearcher.com, For many people, these medications are the first choice and include Fluoxetine (Prozac), Sertraline (Zoloft), Paroxetine (Paxil) and Citalopram (Celexa). ...

Aurobindo’s drug gets final nod from USFDA Dec 14, 2005
Daily News & Analysis, With this approval, coupled with the earlier tentative nod for its Sertraline Hydrochloride, dubbed as the bio-equivalent of Pfizer’s anti-depressant Zoloft ...

Hyperforin Plasma Level Inconsistency Found in 2002 St. John’s ... Dec 12, 2005
NPIcenter (press release), John’s wort extract and of the commonly prescribed drug sertraline (Zoloft®). ... John’s wort or sertraline than from a sugar pill. Sertraline, but not St. ...

Premenstrual Syndrome Fact Sheet Dec 18, 2005
Community Dispatch (press release) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two such medications to date for treatment of PMDD - sertraline (Zoloft) and fluoxetine (Sarafem).

Zydus Cadila receives approval from AFSSAPS, France Nov 22, 2005
Myiris.com, Cadila Healthcare (Q, N,C,F)* Ltd has received approval from the AFSSAPS, the French regulatory agency to market Sertraline capsules 25 mg and 50 mg, a drug ...

Popularity Doesn't Necessarily Make Prozac Best Antidepressant ... Dec 6, 2005
Health Behavior News Service MD, compared Prozac (fluoxetine) to other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and to other antidepressants and found that Zoloft (sertraline) and Effexor ...

Consumer Reports Medical Guide & Consumer Reports: Prescription ... Dec 5, 2005
U.S. Newswire (press release), Rosuvastatin (Crestor) for high cholesterol; Salmeterol-- (Serevent) for asthma; Sibutramine (Meridia) for weight loss; SSRIs such as sertraline (Zoloft), and ...

Alpharma Gets FDA’s Tentative OK for Generic Drug Dec 9, 2005
Business New Jersey (subscription), The company said the FDA gave its tentative approval to sell the drug, which has the chemical name sertraline, in 25-mg, 50-mg and 100-mg tablets. ...

Garden State Business Briefs Dec 8, 2005
Newark Star Ledger, The Fort Lee-based company said the Food and Drug Administration gave it tentative approval to sell the drug, which has the chemical name sertraline, in 25 ...

Prescription for Trouble: Consumer Reports Examines Weaknesses of ... Dec 5, 2005
AScribe Rosuvastatin (Crestor) for high cholesterol; Salmeterol (Serevent) for asthma; Sibutramine (Meridia) for weight loss; SSRIs such as sertraline (Zoloft), and ...

(PRN) - Titan Worldwide Wins Coach USA Northeast Transit ... Dec 8, 2005
Bolsamania.com, Shopping Experiences ... [+. PRN) - Alpharma Receives Tentative FDA Approval for Sertraline Hydrochloride Tablets ... [+. PRN) - A ...

Predictors of Adequacy of Depression Management in the Primary ... Dec 10, 2005
Psychiatric Services (subscription) Additionally, specific medications, such as sertraline and fluoxetine, were associated with a lower likelihood of an adequate ATHF score. ...

Most Tolerable Antidepressant May Not be Most Efficacious Dec 8, 2005
MedPage Today, According to the Cochrane analysis, Zoloft (sertraline) and Effexor (venlafaxine) may be somewhat better than more popular Prozac for treating depression ...

Medicating the male orgasm Nov 30, 2005
Common Ground.ca, ...are well-known side effects of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which include Paxil (paroxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Prozac (fluoxetine ...

Actavis Ltd first to launch generic Glimepiride in the EU Dec 11, 2005
Malta Independent, Glimepiride is the third major product launched by Actavis Ltd in the last three months following the recent launches of Terbinafine and Sertraline. ...

Heavyweights pushed to negative territory Nov 22, 2005
Sify, Cadila Healthcare announced that it received approval from AFSSAPS, the French regulatory agency, for marketing of its sertraline capsules in France. ...

Child antidepressant use increased in last decade Nov 24, 2005
Reuters.uk, 1998. Prozac was the most commonly prescribed antidepressant, but Zoloft (sertraline) and Paxil (paroxetine) were close behind. ...

Indices decline further in volatile trade Nov 22, 2005
domain-B, Cadila Healthcare has informed the exchanges that it has received the approval from the French drug approving authority for the drug sertraline in capsule form ...

Big pharma: SSRI risks could limit depression market Nov 25, 2005
Pharmaceutical Business Review Current SSRIs on the market include Pfizer's Zoloft (sertraline) Lilly's Prozac (fluoxetine) and Symbax (olanzapine/fluoxetine), GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil ...

180 people with post-traumatic stress disorder needed for UW study Nov 30, 2005
uwnews.org, People in the study will receive at least 10 weeks of treatment -- either the medication sertraline (Zoloft) or a form of cognitive behavioral therapy called ...


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