Recent news on Lexapro

Ahead of the Bell: Forest Labs  -  May 24, 2007
Houston Chronicle,But revenue from Milnacipran will help it replace revenue from Lexapro when the antidepressant's patent expires in 2012.

Brain scan can predict response to antidepressants  -  May 21, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),Patients displaying low levels of activity were considered likely to respond to the drug and were kept on Lexapro for six more weeks.

Earnings shoot up at Denmark's Lundbeck as Lexapro sales soar  -  May 10, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Strong sales of the antidepressant Lexapro in the USA has helped Denmark's Lundbeck to post stronger-than-expected profits for the first quarter and a 16%

Forest Pharmaceuticals Selects NAPSR for Recruitment Advertising  -  May 16, 2007
Newswire Today (press release),Our selling force is also responsible for two of the top pharmaceutical launches in history—Celexa and Lexapro. Forest Pharmaceuticals is one of many

Drug Treatment: Depression  -  May 16, 2007
Market-Day.net,...prescribed can include fluoxetine (Prozac),sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), citalopram (Celexa), fluvoxamine(Luvox), and escitalopram (Lexapro).

Lundbeck Q1 opg profit increases 46 pct to 658 mln dkr, beats ...  -  May 9, 2007
Forbes,...'The higher income from Lexapro (a depression treatment) was due primarily to the inventory reduction in 2006,' it added. Sales of Lexapro increased 30 pct

"The Sopranos": The Sons of Tony Soprano  -  May 7, 2007
Los Angeles Times,But a son going on Lexapro where his father takes Prozac is a modern-day pharmaceutical equivalent of a father-son picnic.

Goodwin says fatal crash haunts him  -  May 12, 2007
Kalamazoo Gazette,He's been on an antidepressant, Lexapro, since the accident, he said. ``I wake up in the morning and that's what goes through my head.

FDA Broadens Antidepressants "Black Box" Suicide Warnings  -  May 3, 2007
The Money Times,The proposed labeling changes apply to the entire category of antidepressants, including Lexapro (Forest Laboratories Inc.), Paxil (GlaxoSmithKline PLC),

FDA Protects SSRI Makers With Misleading Warning  -  May 23, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,The commonly prescribed SSRIs in the US include Prozac, by Eli Lilly, Paxil by GlaxoSmithKline, Zoloft by Pfizer, and Celexa and Lexapro by Forest Labs,

Drug ads don't address different type of ED  -  May 8, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),...but some possible causes are antidepressant use (especially SSRI drugs like Paxil, Lexapro, Zoloft and Prozac); nerve damage from diabetes;

'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.

Also on TVGuide.com  -  May 7, 2007
TV GuideThe Lexapro is working its magic — that and the rush of empowerment AJ felt in his act of violence in the woods. Oh, AJ, how I hated to see you like that;

Seeking help over sad plight of overweight kids  -  May 6, 2007
Danbury News Times,My son is on Lexapro for depression. He's gained considerable weight, his grades have dropped dramatically, and he's failing two classes.

FDA seeks antidepressant warning  -  May 2, 2007
Kansas City Star,The proposed label changes would apply to all antidepressants, including Lexapro (Forest Laboratories Inc.), Paxil (GlaxoSmithKline PLC), Prozac (Eli Lilly

FDA urges new adult warnings on antidepressants  -  May 2, 2007
Reuters...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 Lexapro.

Antidepressants to get strongest FDA warning  -  May 3, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,A total of 36 drugs - including top-selling Effexor, Zoloft, Lexapro and Cymbalta - would display the warning. Americans spent $13.5 billion on

APA: Abilify Has Adjunctive Antidepressant Effect  -  May 23, 2007
MedPage Today,...received one of the following antidepressants, dosed according to the label guidelines: escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil)

Is everyone unhappy? Drop the partisan slurs  -  May 21, 2007
The Free Lance-Star,Lexapro: Incumbent's friend? The global economy appears not to have lived up to its paradisiacal billing. All the cheap stuff we're able to buy at the mall

BENICAR HCT(R) Reductions in Seated Systolic Blood Pressure for ...  -  May 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Forest Laboratories' growing line of products includes: Lexapro(R) (escitalopram oxalate), an SSRI antidepressant indicated for the initial and maintenance

Analysis Group to Present New Research at International Society ...  -  May 21, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),The study found that patients initiated on escitalopram (Lexapro) have better treatment compliance, fewer hospitalization days, and lower health care costs.

Data Presented at ASH Demonstrate Nebivolol Lowers Blood Pressure ...  -  May 21, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Forest Laboratories' growing product line includes Lexapro(R) (escitalopram oxalate), an SSRI indicated for adults for the initial and maintenance treatment

BENICAR HCT(R) Reductions in Seated Systolic Blood Pressure for ...  -  May 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),About Forest Laboratories and Its Products Forest Laboratories' growing line of products includes: Lexapro(R) (escitalopram oxalate), an SSRI antidepressant

Kiddie Scorn  -  May 13, 2007
Huffington Post,Afterwards, we were pleading with our psychopharmecologists for higher doses of Lexapro. Man, talk about depressing. Talk about Crime and Punishment.

Forest Labs: Antidepressant Drug Lexapro Maintains Market Share  -  26 Apr 2007
Seeking Alpha,Though the all important Lexapro competes against 37+ other antidepressants, FRX maintained a cheery 13+% market share. As with all pharmaceutical companies

Marina Maher Communications Announces Multiple Senior-level Hires ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Joanne has worked on numerous blockbuster brands including Lexapro and Claritin, and has led efforts for FDA approvals. She also has significant experience

Forest Laboratories, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2007 Fourth Quarter ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Sales of Lexapro(R) (escitalopram oxalate), an SSRI indicated for the initial and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety

Forest Pharmaceuticals' Lexapro Will Lose Ground by 2010 to Sanofi ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Interviewed thought leaders identify as an advantage the fact that Lexapro is more tolerable than other SSRI and SNRI antidepressants and has a lower risk

Danish shares close lower, led down by Jyske Bank, Novo Nordisk UPDATE  -  Apr 24, 2007
Forbes,The group's US partner, Forest Laboratories, said in its fourth-quarter report it sees sales of Lundbeck's depression treatment Lexapro increase by 9-10 pct

Mixed Foliage at Forest Labs  -  Apr 24, 2007
Motley FoolFor now, sales of the firm's core antidepressant drug, Lexapro, ended the year on another strong note -- growing 12% to over $2 billion for the first time.

Drug Close-Up: Lexapro  -  Apr 12, 2007
Market-Day.net,In fact, physicians haveprescribed Lexapro for more than 13 million patients. Some patients takingLexapro notice improvement in the first few weeks of

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: 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.

Daniel Smith Inquest to Reconvene Next Month  -  Apr 13, 2007
Hollywood.comDaniel Smith was 20 when he died from a lethal combination of Lexapro, Zoloft and methadone while visiting his mother and newborn sister in the Bahamas last

Daniel Smith Inquest Moved to End of May  -  Apr 12, 2007
Entertainment TonightThe 20-year-old Daniel died from a lethal combination of Lexapro, Zoloft and methadone while visiting his mom and newborn sister in the Bahamas last

Medicine names can make you sick  -  Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Bloomberg News said the firm had been hoping gaboxodol would ease its dependence on a really big sales item, Lexapro. Not to be confused with Carbitrol,

Study of drug therapy for compulsive buying yields a puzzle ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
exduco.net,The medication is escitalopram, a commonly prescribed antidepressant sold under the brand name Lexapro. In the study, researchers found no difference in the

Breaking down the details of Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy  -  Mar 27, 2007
Gay Socialites,A private autopsy was done at Anna Nicole's request to find that her son Daniel died from a lethal mix of methadone and lexapro. Methadone is a pain killer

Inquest Into The Death Of Anna Nicole's Son Begins  -  Mar 27, 2007
CBS 4,Daniel’s death was ruled an accidental drug prescription drug overdose from the effects of methadone and anti-depressants Zoloft and Lexapro interacting in

Inquest Begins In Death Of Anna Nicole's Son Daniel Smith  -  Mar 27, 2007
Access HollywoodA private autopsy concluded the 20-year old died from the accidental effect of methadone and antidepressants Zoloft and Lexapro drugs interacting in his

Lundbeck headed for sleepless nights a-plenty  -  Apr 7, 2007
The Copenhagen Post,Lundbeck had touted the drug as the replacement for its successful Cipralex/Lexapro anti-depressants. Without Gaboxadol, Lundbeck now lacks a sure-fire

Benefits of antidepressants trump suicide risks for kids  -  Apr 24, 2007
Sauk Valley Newspapers,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. "The medications are safe and effective and should be

Inquest on Anna Nicole Smith's son death halted  -  Mar 28, 2007
Gay Socialites,Daniel Smith died of a lethal mix of lexapro and methadone while visiting Anna Nicole and his newborn sister Dannielynn in a Bahamas hospital last

Daniel Smith Death Inquest: Anna Nicole Smith To Testify?  -  Mar 28, 2007
Post ChronicleDaniel Smith died from a lethal combination of Lexapro, Zoloft and methadone while visiting his mother and newborn sister Dannielynn in the Bahamas last

Inquest Into Death Of Anna's Son Begins  -  Mar 27, 2007
CBS 11,...days after the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn. A pathologist hired by the family concluded he died from a combination of Lexapro, Zoloft and methadone.

Memorial garden planned for Putnam Valley teenager killed in ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Remote Access,After an initial screening, a hospital doctor prescribed two drugs: Ambien to help him sleep and Lexapro to treat his depression.

Facing Reality on Follow-On Biologics  -  Apr 23, 2007
American Enterprise Institute,Most of the drugs we take on a daily basis, such as Lipitor, Prilosec, and Lexapro, are small molecules. When the patent for a small-molecule drug expires,

Study: Antidepressants May Help Kids  -  Apr 17, 2007
WTOP,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. "The medications are safe and effective and should be

April 2007 Big Pharma Litigation Update - Drugs Part II  -  Apr 12, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,...defendant in approximately 25 lawsuits, with the majority involving the company's top selling SSRI drugs, Celexa or Lexapro, for inducing suicidality.

Drug Companies Want Women Of Childbearing Years  -  Apr 4, 2007
CounterCurrents.org,So Jami agreed to take Lexapro for 6 months for anxiety, something she did not originally want to do, according to the Sun.

After assault, soldier's life turned upside down  -  Apr 20, 2007
Centre Daily Times,In June 2005 they prescribed seven drugs, including lithium and the anti-depressant Lexapro. Over the next couple of months they added the sleeping aid

Lundbeck facility in area is imperiled  -  Mar 29, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,Lundbeck has no product sales of its own in the United States, although its antidepressant Lexapro is sold here in a partnership with Forest Laboratories

Plan D prices soar  -  Apr 20, 2007
Asbury Park Press,...an osteoporosis treatment that is up 10.7 percent; Prevacid, a gastrointestinal agent up 10.9 percent; and Lexapro, which treats depression,

Families USA Report Challenges GOP Claim of Lower Medicare Drug Prices  -  Apr 19, 2007
SeniorJournal.com,The price of Lexapro (10 mg), a drug used to treat depression, rose from $706.20 to $812.16, an increase of 15.0 percent. "Contrary to promises made by the

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.

Danish drugmaker to close US office  -  Apr 19, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,The company's antidepressant Lexapro is sold here in a partnership with Forest Laboratories Inc., of New York. Broge said Lundbeck was "looking at other

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,

Democrats' drug price bill blocked in Senate  -  Apr 18, 2007
MSN MoneyFor example, a year's supply of Lexapro, an anti-depressant, climbed 15 percent to $812.16 while Fosamax, an osteoporosis treatment, increased 10.7 percent

Benefits trump risks for children taking antidepressants  -  Apr 18, 2007
Chippewa Herald,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. ``The medications are safe and effective and should be

Antidepressants do more good than harm-Study  -  Apr 18, 2007
The Money Times,...all were randomized studies that compared the effects of placebos with one of several medications, including Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro,

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 backs antidepressants for children  -  Apr 18, 2007
Monterey County Herald,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. ''The medications are safe and effective and should be

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