Recent news on Paroxetine

No Interactions Between New Schizophrenia Treatment and Common SSRI  -  May 23, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,A new study presented at the 160th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association shows that paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Blood Levels Of Paliperidone Extended-Release Tablets Are Not ...  -  May 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), is an antidepressant known to interact with several antipsychotic medications.

Groups Warn Against Taking Paxil While Pregnant  -  May 13, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,The studies led to the FDA releasing a public health advisory in 2005 that the use of Paxil (known generically as paroxetine) during the first trimester of

Efficacy and safety of Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major ...  -  May 22, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),The ADTs included escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine controlled release, sertraline or venlafaxine extended release, dosed per label guidelines.

Drug Wars At The Big-Box Stores  -  May 24, 2007
FoxReno.com,Through them, customers can fill a 30-day prescription on drugs such as Paroxetine, the generic version of the antidepressant Paxil,

Drug Wars At The Big-Box Stores  -  May 24, 2007
Pittsburgh Channel.com,Through them, customers can fill a 30-day prescription on drugs such as Paroxetine, the generic version of the antidepressant Paxil,

Warn young adults of suicide risks, US health officials tell ...  -  May 2, 2007
CBC Manitoba,Health Canada also advised health professionals of a link between the SSRI paroxetine, sold as Paxil, and possible increased risk of birth defects,

Hickory doctor under scrutiny  -  May 1, 2007
Hickory Daily Record,...prescribed Ambien, Paroxetine - an anti-depressant - Prednisone and Nexium for himself and did not keep a proper written record of the prescriptions.

Aetna Offers Copay-Free Period To Promote Appropriate Use Of ...  -  May 22, 2007
WebWire (press release),...waives copays for six months when members change from brand-name antidepressants Lexapro or Paxil CR to generics citalopram or paroxetine, respectively.

The Emerging Role of Neuroimaging in Psychiatry: Characterizing ...  -  May 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Phelps ME, Huang SC, Wu HM, Maidment K, Baxter LR Jr: Brain metabolic changes in major depressive disorder from pre- to post-treatment with paroxetine.

SSRI Study Released  -  May 17, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Well-known SSRIs include nortriptyline (Norpress), paroxetine (Aropax) and fluoxetine (Prozac). Why was the research undertaken, and what did the research

Spain's Faes posts healthy increase in profits  -  May 17, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),...but its bestsellers included the asthma treatment Inaladuo/Maizar (salmeterol/fluticasone), the antidepressant Motiván (paroxetine), the ulcerative

What is PTSD?  -  May 11, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,The serotonin-specific antidepressants sertraline (Zoloft) and paroxetine (Paxil) are FDA-approved to treat PTSD. A current study is comparing sertraline

New Medication Strategies for Comorbid Substance Use and Bipolar ...  -  May 18, 2007
Focus (subscription)Waechter F ( 2003): Paroxetine must not be given to patients under 18. BMJ 326: 1282.[Free Full Text]. Watanabe M, Maemura K, Kanbara K, Tamayama T,

Women Taking Antiepileptics Give Birth to Babies at Risk ...  -  May 4, 2007
DG NewsThe findings with carbamazepine are confounded by paroxetine use and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, the researchers noted.

Antidepressant Data Review Finds Benefits Trump Risks  -  May 4, 2007
Psychiatric News,Antidepressants used in the trials were nefazodone, venlafa xine, mirtazepine, paroxetine, sertraline, citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, and fluvoxamine

Medical board charges Hickory doctor  -  May 2, 2007
Charlotte Observer,The notice of charges says that Greer prescribed for himself Ambien, a sleep aid, paroxetine, an antidepressant, prednisone, an anti-inflammatory steroid,

Psychotherapy in Depression  -  May 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)...with cognitive therapy and decreases in subgenual cingulate with velafaxine replicate an earlier report that compared cognitive therapy with paroxetine.

Differences in Brain Glucose Metabolism Between Responders to CBT ...  -  May 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Using a nonrandomized design, the authors previously compared changes following CBT or paroxetine in depressed patients. In this study, the authors report

Matching Services to Patients' Beliefs About Depression in Dublin ...  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)Sullivan MD, Katon WJ, Russo JE, et al: Patient beliefs predict response to paroxetine among primary care patients with dysthymia and minor depression.

Incidence of Suicidality in Young Adults With Anxiety Disorders ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
DG NewsLOUIS, MO -- April 3, 2007 -- New data suggest that while the suicidality rate is similar in paroxetine- and placebo-treated adult with nondepressive

Breakup with Paxil hard to do  -  Apr 16, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,What it is: Paxil, also known as Paroxetine, Seroxat, Aeropax, Apo-paroxetine, Apotex, Pexeva, is a prescription antidepressant.

CombinatoRx, Incorporated (CRXX) Says Arthritis Drug Misses ...  -  Mar 27, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),This trial was a multi-center, blinded, randomized study evaluating the effectiveness of two doses of CRx-139 (containing 10 or 20mg paroxetine with

Antidepressants: No Aid In Bipolar Fight?  -  Mar 29, 2007
CBS News,Patients in the other group received one of two antidepressants — paroxetine or bupropion — along with the mood-stabilizing drugs.

WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS Don't leave depression untreated during ...  -  Apr 7, 2007
National Review of Medicine,The exception is paroxetine — Health Canada has warned pregnant women shouldn't take the drug due to an increased risk of fetal heart defects.

Zydus enters the derma market  -  Apr 4, 2007
Express Pharma,In yet another development, Zydus Cadila has received approval from the USFDA to market Paroxetine Tablets in different strengths of 10 mg, 20 mg,

In the fast lane  -  Apr 25, 2007
Express Pharma,Besides, the company is the largest Indian manufacturer of Paroxetine, Famotidine, Atorvastatin and Lamivudine. Zydus Cadila also ensures prevention of

To Treat Bipolar Depression  -  Mar 28, 2007
Wall Street Journal (subscription),About half the patients got one of several long-established, mood-stabilizing drugs along with either bupropion or paroxetine.

Speed read  -  Apr 4, 2007
The Herald-Times (subscription),...while two widely used antidepressants — bupropion, whose brand name is Wellbutrin, and paroxetine, also known as Paxil — did not appear to help.

Adjunctive Antidepressant Treatment for Bipolar Depression  -  Mar 28, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),15 We excluded subjects with a history of intolerance or nonresponse to both bupropion and paroxetine, as well as those requiring current short-term

Follow-Up Adds Benefits to Poststroke Depression Care  -  Apr 20, 2007
Psychiatric News,Patients then began antidepressant treatment, typically with the SSRIs paroxetine or sertraline, although the physician could use another antidepressant.

Benefits of child SSRI use outweighs the risk  -  Apr 20, 2007
Healthcare Republic (press release),The MHRA made the ruling following a 2003 trial suggesting that paroxetine (Seroxat) increased suicide risk in the young. The finding of the meta-analysis

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Needs to Be Recognized in Primary Care  -  Apr 16, 2007
Annals of Internal Medicine...of life—have occurred in up to 55% of patients treated for 3 months with fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, or venlafaxine, according to some studies.

Skye formulation accepted for GSK drug  -  Apr 16, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,..."It's a bit like another Paxil," said Cunningham, referring to the paroxetine product the company has marketed with GSK, through which Skye gets a 4 per

Man survives Bataan prison camps  -  Apr 10, 2007
Norristown Times Herald,He is prescribed anti-depressant medication, Paroxetine HCl (Paxil), and sees a therapist. The US Government estimates that the Japanese military held about

Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Taiwan: A Population ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)...including citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline), mood stabilizers (including lithium, carbamazepine, valproate, gabapentin,

Study Sheds Light On Medication Treatment Options For Bipolar Disorder  -  Apr 4, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Before participants were randomized to one of two antidepressants—bupropion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil)—or to a placebo, doctors trained in the

Study backs therapy, not just pills, for bipolar illness  -  Apr 2, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,The study focused on two antidepressants: bupropion, whose brand name is Wellbutrin, and paroxetine, also known as Paxil.

Antidepros no bipolar help?  -  Mar 31, 2007
Health24.com,...from "real world," clinical settings to take a mood stabiliser plus either an antidepressant (bupropion/Wellbutrin or paroxetine/Aropax) or a placebo.

Antidepressants Provide No Added Benefit for Patients with Bipolar ...  -  Mar 31, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,...a mood stabilizer and was randomized to receive either an antidepressant – bupropion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil) – or a placebo sugar pill.

Antidepressants Equal to Placebo in Bipolar Depression  -  Mar 29, 2007
Psychiatric Times,Participants were randomized to one of two antidepressants -- bupropion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil) -- or to a placebo, and they were also treated

Study Sheds Light on Drug Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder  -  Mar 29, 2007
DG NewsBefore participants were randomized to one of two antidepressants -- bupropion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil) -- or to a placebo, doctors trained in the

Study Sheds Light on Medication Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder  -  Mar 29, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Before participants were randomized to one of two antidepressants — bupropion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil) — or to a placebo, doctors trained in the

Study Finds Antidepressants Provide No Added Benefit For Patients ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
CU Boulder News & Events,...a mood stabilizer and was randomized to receive either an antidepressant - bupropion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil) - or a placebo sugar pill.

Antidepressants May Not Help Fight Bipolar Disorder  -  Mar 29, 2007
HealthCentral.com,...from "real world," clinical settings to take a mood stabilizer plus either an antidepressant (bupropion/Wellbutrin or paroxetine/Paxil) or a placebo.

SC News Lab: Better Than Nothing?  -  Mar 28, 2007
ScienCentral News,...go off of it so you could be randomized to one of the two antidepressants in the study-- paroxetine (Paxil) or bupropion (Wellbutrin)-- or to placebo.

Antidepressants on top of mood stabilizers not helpful in most ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
BCM News,...stabilizer plus placebo (an inactive sugar pill) or a mood stabilizer plus one of two antidepressants – buproprion (Wellbutrin) or paroxetine (Paxil).

Paroxetine-Induced Bruxism Effectively Treated With Tandospirone  -  Feb 16, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)1 This letter reports a patient with paroxetine-induced bruxism who was effectively treated with tandospirone, a partial agonist of the 5-hydoxytryptamine

Hypochondriasis responds to cognitive behavior therapy or paroxetine  -  Feb 7, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cognitive behavior therapy and paroxetine are both effective short-term treatments for patients with hypochondriasis,

Trail Of Paxil Suicides Leads To GlaxoSmithKline  -  Feb 15, 2007
CounterCurrents.org,All persons or entities who purchased and/or paid for paroxetine under the trade name Paxil, Paxil CR and/or Paxil Oral Suspension in the states of

Newer Class Of Antidepressants Similar In Effectiveness, Side ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Mirtazapine leads to higher weight gains than fluoxetine, paroxetine, venlafaxine, or trazodone. Trazodone is associated with higher rates of sleeplessness

There's help for hypochondriacs  -  Feb 8, 2007
News24,New York - Cognitive behaviour therapy and treatment with the anti-depressant paroxetine, better known as Paxil or Seroxat, may both be effective short-term

Antidepressant, counseling may help hypochondriacs  -  Feb 8, 2007
Scientific AmericanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cognitive behavior therapy and treatment with the antidepressant paroxetine, better known as Paxil or Seroxat,

GSK accused again by BBC of distorting Seroxat data  -  Jan 30, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The BBC's Panorama said that it had seen internal company emails which the programme claimed reveal that GSK distorted trial results of Seroxat (paroxetine)

Bupropion Normalizes Cognitive Performance in Patients With Depression  -  Feb 1, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Furlan PM, Kallan MJ, Ten Have T, Pollock BG, Katz I, Lucki I. Cognitive and psychomotor effects of paroxetine and sertraline on healthy elderly volunteers.

Cool down hot flashes  -  Feb 21, 2007
Press & Sun-Bulletin,The drugs include venlafaxine (Effexor) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as paroxetine (Paxil) and fluoxetine (Prozac).

Panic Disorder and Pregnancy: Challenges of Caring for Mother and ...  -  Feb 2, 2007
Psychiatric Times,It should be kept in mind that the use of paroxetine prior to delivery has been associated with a high rate of neonatal complications such as respiratory

Lipids and essential fatty acids in patients presenting with self-harm  -  Jan 31, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),Pellets from platelet-rich plasma were frozen at –80°C for later use in the ( 3 H)-paroxetine binding assay as described previously (Kelly et al, 1999).

Drug turned Janice's life into a 'living nightmare'  -  Feb 16, 2007
Sunderland Echo,A spokesman for GSK told the Echo: "Patients are advised to speak to their doctor when considering whether to stop taking Seroxat (paroxetine).

Agitation in the Elderly  -  Feb 16, 2007
Psychiatric Times,SSRIs, such as sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac) and citalopram (Celexa) are useful if symptoms of

Sanofi unveils new antidepressant  -  Feb 15, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,The side effects of saredutant were studied compared to GlaxoSmithKline's $1.2bn (€926m) antidepressant drug Seroxat/Paxil (paroxetine).

FDA Panel Seeks to Balance Risks in Warnings for Antidepressants  -  Feb 13, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...which examined data from trials of bupropion, citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, mirtazapine, nefazadone, paroxetine,

Dr Ravi D’souza  -  Feb 13, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Selective seratonin re-uptake inhibitors : Examples: fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline. Others: Examples: carbamazepine, lithium. Action of anti-depressant

Antidepressants Versus Placebos: Meaningful Advantages Are Lacking  -  Feb 5, 2007
Psychiatric Times,...antidepressants (fluoxetine [Prozac], paroxetine [Paxil], sertraline [Zoloft], venlafaxine [Effexor], nefazodone [Serzone] and citalopram [Celexa]).

Which Antidepressant is Right for You?  -  Feb 1, 2007
Ivanhoe,...escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), mirtazapine (Remeron), nefazodone (Serzone), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft),

Pediatric studies lead to more information on drug labels  -  Feb 1, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Effexor (venlafaxine), Remeron (mirtazapine), Paxil (paroxetine), Serzone (nefazodone), Zoloft (sertraline) and Celexa (citalopram) are among the

Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2007  -  Jan 30, 2007
Forbes,...trial results in an attempt to hide a link between its antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) and increased suicide risk in adolescents, BBC News reported.

Psychiatric Disorders and Pregnancy  -  Jan 31, 2007
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription),...pregnancy and breast-feeding is quickly out of date – recent data on paroxetine, for example, were clearly only available after publication deadlines.

Serotonin Syndrome Precipitated by the Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Postmarketing reports of interactions with venlafaxine, citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, and sertraline (2–7) and rarer reports of

BBC: Glaxo Hid Safety Concerns Related to Seroxat (Paxil)  -  Jan 31, 2007
Newsinferno.com,...(Seroxat is a brand name for paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class of antidepressant marketed in the US as Paxil.)

Efficacy Similar Among Antidepressants, Side Effects Drive ...  -  Jan 29, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The drugs reviewed were bupropion, citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, mirtazapine, nefazodone, paroxetine, sertraline,

Get off Celexa gradually  -  Jan 29, 2007
Denver Post,Discontinuation syndrome can last for several weeks, and it's more likely to occur with shorter-acting drugs, like Paxil (paroxetine) and Effexor

Newer Class of Antidepressants Similar in Effectiveness, Side ...  -  Jan 28, 2007
MedIndia,...mirtazapine (Remeron), nefazodone (formerly Serzone), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), trazodone (formerly Desyrel), and venlafaxine (Effexor).

Psychiatric Treatment in Primary Care Patients With Anxiety ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Dosages of paroxetine were similar (mean=19 mg/day, SD=14, N=14, for psychiatrists and mean=23 mg/day, SD=20, N=23, for primary care physicians).

Alcohol Use and Anxiety: Diagnostic and Management Issues  -  Jan 31, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Randall CL, Johnson MR, Thevos AK, Sonne SC, Thomas SE, Willard SL, Brady KT, Davidson JR: Paroxetine for social anxiety and alcohol use in dual-diagnosed

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