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APA: Successor to Effexor Effective Against Anxiety in Depression  -  May 23, 2007
MedPage Today,Desvenlafaxine is a metabolite and follow-on compound of venlafaxine (Effexor), a blockbuster antidepressant whose patent protection will expire in 2008.

Drug Close-up: Effexor  -  May 8, 2007
Market-Day.net,Effexor is believed to work by affecting the levels of two naturallyoccurring chemicals in the brain -- serotonin and norepinephrine, and as anSNRI,

Ahead of the Bell: Wyeth  -  May 22, 2007
BusinessWeekBut sales of the company's biggest drug, Effexor for depression, fell 6 percent on generic competition in the US and Canada.

Wyeth Is Still a Big Pharma Value Play  -  May 15, 2007
Barron's (subscription)Meanwhile, four blockbusters -- the pneumonia vaccine Prevnar, the depression pill Effexor, heartburn medication Protonix, and rheumatoid arthritis drug

Wyeth's Pristiq helps menopause hot flashes - trials  -  May 8, 2007
Reuters India,Pristiq, an altered form of Wyeth's top-selling anti-depressant Effexor, is awaiting US Food and Drug Administration approval as a treatment for both hot

Wyeth Turns to Menopause Pills After Hormone Debacle (Update3)  -  May 3, 2007
BloombergPristiq, a reformulation of Wyeth's Effexor antidepressant, tempers hot flashes while avoiding side effects tied to hormone use.

Role of antidepressants in killings needs review  -  Apr 29, 2007
Modesto Bee,In June 2001, Texan Andrea Yates drowned her five children under the influence of four psychiatric medicines, including Effexor.

When medicine doesn't work  -  May 16, 2007
Modesto Bee,My family believes our daughter Dominique was 1 out of the 50patients taking Effexor XL who, as stated by the FDA in May 2005, would have an adverse

Hormone-Free Hot Flash Drug On Horizon  -  May 9, 2007
CBS News,Pristiq is a modified version of Wyeth's antidepressant Effexor, Archer says. Effexor and Pristiq belong to a class of drugs known as

Legislation targets data-mining by drug marketers  -  May 24, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Ahari said he used the data to tout the virtues of Eli Lilly's antidepressant Prozac to doctors who favored the rival drug Effexor, noting, for example,

Antidepressants to Get US Warning on Suicide Risks (Update6)  -  May 2, 2007
BloombergMay 2 (Bloomberg) -- Antidepressant drugs, including Wyeth's top-selling Effexor, need new warnings of the risks of suicidal thoughts and behavior among

FDA says reform warnings  -  May 3, 2007
Northwest Herald,Antidepressant drugs, including Wyeth’s top-selling Effexor, need new warnings of the risks of suicidal thoughts and behavior among young adults,

Wyeth gets green light to reopen idled facility  -  May 10, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,The situation affected up to a dozen drugs, including Wyeth's top-selling antidepressant, Effexor. It also contributed to delays in Food and Drug

'Sleep hygiene' may ward off menopausal insomnia  -  May 8, 2007
The News Journal,Examples of these drugs include the antidepressants Paxil, Prozac, Effexor and Lexapro, so be sure to take these medications in the morning.

The New Middle Ages Self-Nonmedication  -  May 5, 2007
New York Times,So he suggested a switch to Effexor, and without much thought as to what this was or how it worked, I took the prescription and the handful of

Hot flashes aren't always caused by hormonal changes  -  May 4, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,Anti-depressants such as Prozac or Effexor reduce menopausal hot flashes but can then cause night sweats! Other non-menopausal causes of night sweats and

US FDA urges young adult warning on antidepressants  -  May 2, 2007
Reuters.uk,The drugs include Wyeth's Effexor, Pfizer Inc.'s Zoloft, GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Paxil, Eli Lilly and Co's Prozac and Cymbalta, and Forest Laboratories Inc.'s

FDA Recommends Warning For Antidepressant Drugs  -  May 2, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,Some of the most recognized antidepressant drugs include' Effexor manufactured by Wyeth, Zoloft manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, and Prozac manufactured by

APA: Abilify Has Adjunctive Antidepressant Effect  -  May 23, 2007
MedPage Today,...paroxetine (Paxil) CR, sertraline (Zoloft) CR, or venlafaxine (Effexor) XR. Each drug was administered with a single-blind, adjunctive placebo.

Drug prices vary widely across state  -  May 23, 2007
Escanaba Daily Press,In the same city, the price for Effexor at four Rite Aid stores was $138.99, but $98.99 at its fifth outlet. While Cox cited differences of $20 or so on

Wyeth CFO Kenneth Martin leaving to pursue personal interests  -  Apr 27, 2007
Newsday,Madison-based Wyeth, which makes the antidepressant Effexor and women's health products such as contraceptives and the menopause treatments Premarin and

Wyeth urged to recoup unearned bonuses  -  Apr 26, 2007
Toronto Star,Wyeth, the maker of popular antidepressant Effexor and consumer products such as Centrum vitamins and Advil pain reliever, said it would not disclose totals

Doctors, Legislators Resist Pharmaceutical Companies' Prying Eyes  -  May 21, 2007
Free Internet Press,Ahari said he used the data to tout the virtues of Eli Lilly's antidepressant Prozac to doctors who favored the rival drug Effexor - noting, for example,

Doctors, Legislators Resist Drugmakers' Prying Eyes  -  May 21, 2007
Washington Post,Ahari said he used the data to tout the virtues of Eli Lilly's antidepressant Prozac to doctors who favored the rival drug Effexor, noting, for example,

Contraceptive unlikely to boost Wyeth  -  May 21, 2007
CNNMoney.comIt also pales in comparison to the company's top-selling drug, the antidepressant Effexor, with $3.7 billion in 2006 sales.

GUEST OPINION The link between violence and antidepressants  -  May 21, 2007
Toledo Free Press,The label on Effexor, the drug Andrea Yates was on, now warns it can cause homicidal ideation. America's most popular antidepressant makes a certain amount

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Ista, Wyeth, Bristol ...  -  May 12, 2007
Trading Markets,By the end of 2008, antibiotic treatment Zosyn, antidepressant Effexor and pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar would have lost patent exclusivity.

- John Gormley TD, 24th February 2007  -  Apr 30, 2007
Politics.ie,Jason Hoffman, 18, in 2001 was on Effexor and Celexa, both antidepressants, when he wounded two teachers at California's Granite Hills High School.

Everybody is Satis  -  May 15, 2007
Journal lycéen,The anorectic activity seen keflex with these compounds would thus ed trial pack and effexor seem likely due to this effect on the central nervous system

A black-box label  -  May 14, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,The drugs, released in the 1990s, are household names by now: Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, Effexor and Lexapro. Even TV gangster Tony Soprano takes them.

The Charleston Gazette: Drugs  -  May 11, 2007
Charleston Gazette (subscription),The worst example, Effexor XR, a depression drug made in England, costs only one-fourth as much in Canada. Some of the US drugs were made in impoverished

Paul Taylor  -  May 11, 2007
Globe and Mail,Pristiq is derived from an existing antidepressant medication, Effexor, made by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Pristiq affects the balance of two brain chemicals

Bad bills die in Legislature  -  May 11, 2007
Capital Press (subscription),...they were contaminated with caffeine and prescription drugs like Effexor, Prozac and Benadryl that don't get removed in the sewage treatment plants.

Antidepressant Metabolite Shows Promise in Treating Symptoms of ...  -  May 10, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...venlaxafine (Effexor), relieved vasomotor symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and night sweats and improved mood and sleep in menopausal women.

What about Roberto?  -  May 10, 2007
Sacramento News and Review,Doctors put him on the powerful antipsychotic Zyprexa and the antidepressant Effexor, neither of which are generally recommended for prescribing to children

FDA Reinspects Wyeth's Puerto Rico Plant  -  May 9, 2007
Forbes,Wyeth makes the antidepressant Effexor and women's health products such as contraceptives and menopause treatments Premarin and Prempro.

Wyeth's Guayama, Puerto Rico plant gets positive reclassification ...  -  May 9, 2007
Forbes,Wyeth makes the antidepressant Effexor and women's health products such as contraceptives and the menopause treatments Premarin and Prempro.

Wyeth's Guayama, Puerto Rico plant gets positive reclassification ...  -  May 9, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Wyeth makes the antidepressant Effexor and women's health products such as contraceptives and the menopause treatments Premarin and Prempro.

FDA reinspects Wyeth's Puerto Rico plant  -  May 9, 2007
Euro2day,Wyeth makes the antidepressant Effexor and women''s health products such as contraceptives and menopause treatments Premarin and Prempro.

US PSYCH: Depression Remission Rates Remain Low, But There's Hope  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,In the trial, patients progressed from initial treatment with citalopram (Celexa) to bupropion (Wellbutrin), sertraline (Zoloft), venlafaxine (Effexor),

Despite Medical Journals' TKO, HRT is still not DOA  -  Apr 23, 2007
NewsBlaze,Made from the same compound as its antidepressant Effexor, it is hoping Pristiq will take off before the Effexor patent runs out in 2010.

Effexor reduces the frequency of hot flashes for many breast ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
TopCancerNews.com,An article published in the Annals of Oncology reported on a German study that was conducted to compare Effexor and clonidine therapy.

Effexor® More Effective than Catapres® for Treatment of Hot ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),According to an article published in the Annals of Oncology, the antidepressive agent Effexor® (venlafaxine) is more effective than Catapres® (clonidine)

Effexor® More Effective than Catapres® for Treatment of Hot ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Researchers from Germany have reported that the antidepressive agent Effexor® (venlafaxine) is more effective than Catapres (clonidine) for the treatment of

Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2007 First Quarter  -  Apr 19, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),EFFEXOR(R) (Effexor and Effexor XR) continues to be the number one selling antidepressant globally and an important therapy in treating adult patients with

FDA Approval of Wyeth Menopause Treatment Pristiq Delayed  -  Apr 23, 2007
Kaiser network.org,The drug is a new version of Wyeth's depression treatment Effexor, which will lose patent protection in 2010. According to the AP/Forbes , Wyeth is seeking

What was he on?  -  Apr 23, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News,Jason Hoffman of the 2001 high-school shooting in El Cajon was on two antidepressants, Effexor and Celexa. Jeff Weise of the Red Lake Indian Reservation

Wyeth Profit Up on Sales of Vaccine, Arthritis Drug (Update3)  -  Apr 19, 2007
BloombergWyeth, based in Madison, New Jersey, needs revenue from these drugs to sustain earnings when its top seller, the antidepressant Effexor, loses patent

Wyeth Q1 Profit Rises; Adj. EPS Tops Consensus - Update  -  Apr 19, 2007
Trading Markets,Among the company's principal products, sales of the company's biggest seller Effexor fell 6% to $891 million, attributing the decline to year-over-year

Wyeth profit rises 12%, helped by vaccine sales  -  Apr 19, 2007
MarketWatchRevenue for antidepressant Effexor, Wyeth's top-selling drug, fell 6% to $891 million. The company cited year-over-year wholesaler inventory changes,

Many Ways to Feel Good About Wyeth  -  Apr 20, 2007
Motley FoolThe primary soft spot I saw was the fact that net revenue for the company's top seller, the antidepressant Effexor, decreased by 6% on a year-over-year

Heemstra lawyers: Lyon had emotional problems  -  Apr 20, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,In an autopsy, no traces of Effexor were found in Tom Lyon's system, Richter said. When the Iowa Supreme Court granted Heemstra a new trial in 2006,

Heemstra lawyers say victim was unstable  -  Apr 19, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,Though Ronda Lyon had said her husband had returned to his happy personality shortly after he began taking the prescription anxiety medication Effexor in

Your letters: Virginia Tech  -  Apr 19, 2007
Ventura County Star (subscription),16-year-old Cory Baadsgaard took a rifle to his high school and held 23 classmates and a teacher hostage while on a high dose of the antidepressant Effexor.

Why another School shooting?  -  Apr 18, 2007
Blogger News NetworkMarch 22, 2001: El Cajon, California: 18-year-old Jason Hoffman was on two antidepressants, Effexor and Celexa, when he opened fire at his California high

Wyeth earnings get a boost in Q1  -  Apr 20, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),On the downside: revenues from the antidepressant Effexor (venlafaxine), slipped 6% to $891 million (on generic competition); the gastrointestinal drug

All the Rage  -  Apr 16, 2007
Walrus Magazine,You know, I’d been feeling down, trouble sleeping, anxiety, panic attacks, and she said she could put me on Effexor and that most of the people who went on

UPDATE 1-Wyeth posts strong profit, positive Pristiq data  -  Apr 19, 2007
ReutersAntidepressant Effexor continued to be Wyeth's top seller at $891 million in the period, but sales slid 6 percent from a year earlier due to increased

Wyeth 1st-quarter profit increases 12 percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
Newsday,Wyeth said sales of the company's biggest seller, Effexor for depression, fell 6 percent to $891 million. Meanwhile, sales of infant vaccine Prevnar surged

Wyeth Q1 EPS 0.92 usd vs 0.82 usd, revenue up 11 pct to 5.4 bln usd  -  Apr 19, 2007
Forbes,Wyeth (nyse: WYE - news - people ) said sales of depression drug Effexor fell 6 pct to 891 mln usd, while sales of vaccination Prevnar rose 43 pct to 617

Wyeth 1Q Profit Up 12 Percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
Forbes,Wyeth (nyse: WYE - news - people ) said sales of the company's biggest seller, Effexor for depression, fell 6 percent to $891 million.

MADISON: Wyeth first-quarter profit rises 12%  -  Apr 19, 2007
Bridgewater Courier News,Wyeth said sales of the company’s biggest seller, Effexor for depression, fell 6 percent to $891 million. Meanwhile, sales of infant vaccine Prevnar surged

Wyeth Results Up on Growing Vaccine Revenues  -  Apr 19, 2007
CNBC,Antidepressant Effexor continued to be Wyeth's top seller at $891 million in the period, but sales slid 6% from a year earlier due to increased competition.

Wyeth Q1 EPS 0.92 usd vs 0.82 usd, revenue up 11 pct to 5.4 bln usd  -  Apr 19, 2007
ABCmoney.co.uk,Wyeth said sales of depression drug Effexor fell 6 pct to 891 mln usd, while sales of vaccination Prevnar rose 43 pct to 617 mln usd.

Wyeth Q1 EPS 0.92 usd vs 0.82 usd, revenue  -  Apr 19, 2007
Hemscott,Wyeth said sales of depression drug Effexor fell 6 pct to 891 mln usd, while sales of vaccination Prevnar rose 43 pct to 617 mln usd. tf.

Wyeth 1Q profit up 12 percent  -  Apr 19, 2007
Euro2day,Wyeth said sales of the company''s biggest seller, Effexor for depression, fell 6 percent to $891 million. Meanwhile, sales of infant vaccine Prevnar surged

Antidepressants and the people who take them  -  Apr 5, 2007
Novopress North America,More specifically, was on Effexor. Effexor is comparatively new in the antidepressant market, having entered the fray in 1997. It is both similar to,

Study finds depression drugs OK for kids  -  Apr 18, 2007
Indianapolis Star,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. Prozac is made by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co.

Antidepressants' Benefits Beat Risks  -  Apr 18, 2007
International News Service,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. "The medications are safe and effective and should be

Antidepressants' benefits exceed risks: study  -  Apr 18, 2007
Reuters.uk,Millions of Americans use antidepressants, which include Wyeth's Effexor, Pfizer Inc.'s Zoloft, GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Continued

Study: Antidepressants safe for kids, teens  -  Apr 18, 2007
USA TodayThe analysis found that for every 100 youths treated with the antidepressants Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone or Remeron,

Taking antidepressants OK for kids, study says  -  Apr 18, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. ``The medications are safe and effective and should be

Depression drugs for kids OK’d  -  Apr 18, 2007
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. “The medications are safe and effective and should be

Study supports antidepressants for youths  -  Apr 18, 2007
Boston Globe,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone, and Remeron. "The medications are safe and effective and should be

Study: Big benefits in child mood drugs  -  Apr 18, 2007
Concord Monitor,...above what would have happened without drug treatment. The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron.

Antidepressant promising for tension headaches  -  Apr 13, 2007
Scientific AmericanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For some patients seeking relief from frequent tension-type headaches, the antidepressant Effexor XR may reduce the number of

Antidepressants- Not Harmful To Children And Youths  -  Apr 18, 2007
MedIndia,Accordingly, it has also been seen that in the study of antidepressants including Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron,

Antidepressant promising for tension headaches  -  Apr 14, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),NEW YORK: For some patients seeking relief from frequent tension-type headaches, the Antidepressant Effexor XR may reduce the number of days with headache,

Study: Benefits outweigh risks for children on antidepressants  -  Apr 18, 2007
Bradenton Herald,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. Antidepressants worked best when used to treat anxiety,

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