Recent news on Zoloft

Medco sees generic sales as ticket to fast growth  -  25 May 2007
NorthJersey.com,In 2006, he noted, blockbusters such as the cholesterol pill Zocor, the antidepressant Zoloft and the blood thinner Plavix all lost their patent exclusivity

Cubs Unveil Partnership With Zoloft  -  May 17, 2007
Baseball Toaster,CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Cubs today announced an unprecedented partnership with Pfizer Inc. and its antidepressant Zoloft that will make the

Pfizer plots new strategies Local site leader Brusselmans says ...  -  May 22, 2007
Kalamazoo Gazette,Patent protection was lost on blood-pressure-medication Norvasc in March and on blockbuster antidepressant Zoloft in June 2006. Zoloft accounted for about

Rx for Death?  -  May 18, 2007
KTVO,..."Bernadette came running out and cried to us and said I know what killed Larry, she said it was that Zoloft that he had been taking, she went it was that

Pfizer shakes up drug development staffing  -  May 21, 2007
Blogging StocksPfizer's patent on Zithromax expired in 2005, Zoloft in 2006, and the Cox-2 drug Celebrex has been caught up in controversy over the safety of that class of

Drugs may have affected accused murderer  -  May 3, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The Supreme Court on Thursday heard Hasan Abusoud, 38, had used Zoloft in the days before he allegedly attacked his wife Hoda with two large knives and slit

The Selma Times-Journal  -  May 16, 2007
Selma Times-Journal,Or the Zoloft. Or the ... Anyway, I digress. There are some very happening things going on in the pro ranks right now. And here's a hint: The ladies get

Indian pharma majors cash in on off-patent drugs  -  Apr 30, 2007
Rediff,..."The approval for generics is high in the recent past because some blockbuster drugs like Zocor and Zoloft came off-patent in 2006. Availability of drugs is

Docs fire back on drug pushing - and have a point  -  May 12, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,Last year a commercial for the antidepressant Zoloft featured a listless creature and a voice-over that said depression may be caused by a chemical

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

Dr. Gott: Alzheimer’s causes woman’s fatigue  -  May 11, 2007
Northwest Herald,She was put on Zoloft, but after several months, they determined that she really wasn’t depressed and her fatigue was not “emotional.

FDA Seeks Antidepressant Suicide Warning  -  May 4, 2007
Examiner.comShe added, however, "There is no established causal link between Zoloft and suicide in adults, young adults or children."

Spotlight: Antidepressants - FDA Orders Warning Labels for Adults ...  -  May 4, 2007
International News Service,The maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc. and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

Warning on drugs, suicides expanded FDA says antidepressants pose ...  -  May 4, 2007
Wilmington Morning Star,Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc., and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

US FDA urges young adult warning on antidepressants  -  May 2, 2007
Scientific AmericanThe 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 seeks antidepressant suicide warning  -  May 2, 2007
Boston Globe,Eli Lilly and Co. , the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc. and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

Changing your life through insight, honesty  -  May 2, 2007
MSNBCI knew why Nicole was asking for Zoloft right off the bat: part of her was still searching for some way to cover up the trouble in her life instead of

FDA Asks Antidepressant Makers to Warn About Suicide Risks  -  May 3, 2007
International News Service,Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc. and other companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

FDA asks antidepressant makers to warn young adults about suicide ...  -  May 3, 2007
Napa Valley Register,Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc. and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA’s request.

FDA seeking new warnings on antidepressant medicine  -  May 3, 2007
Akron Beacon Journal,Prozac maker Eli Lilly and Co., Zoloft maker Pfizer Inc. and other drug companies said they will comply with the FDA's request.

Antidepressant warning expands to young adults  -  May 3, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc.; and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

FDA says antidepressants need warning  -  May 2, 2007
Canton Repository (subscription),Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

US FDA urges young adult warning on antidepressants  -  May 2, 2007
Zee News,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: Advise young on drugs  -  May 2, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac; Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc.; and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

FDA asks antidepressant makers to warn young adults about suicide ...  -  May 2, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of Prozac; Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc.; and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the request.

FDA Seeks Antidepressant Suicide Warning  -  May 2, 2007
WJLA,Eli Lilly and Co. the maker of Prozac, Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer Inc. and other pharmaceutical companies said they would comply with the FDA's request.

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.

2 officers at Pfizer leaving by year’s end  -  May 21, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),Zoloft also faces generic rivals. Pfizer says it needs new products after drugs accounting for $10 billion in annual revenue lost patent protection in the

Prescribing Psychotropic Medications for Pregnant and Lactating ...  -  May 21, 2007
DG NewsZoloft crosses more slowly than some others, similarly to Paxil, although data is very sparse. Dr. Misri strongly recommended that if one chemical formula

Testimony begins in retrial of Paxton man's murder case  -  Apr 25, 2007
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette,During cross-examination by Rumley, each of the officers agreed he had no training or experience in identifying anyone who might be intoxicated by Zoloft.

Pfizer Research Head To Retire, CFO to Resign  -  May 21, 2007
St Petersburg Times, Russia,Zoloft also faces generic rivals. Pfizer needs new products after drugs accounting for $10 billion in annual revenue lost patent protection in the past 12

FDA: Antidepressant Use in Children, Adolescents, and Adults  -  May 4, 2007
Food Consumer,Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), and fluvoxamine maleate are approved for use in children and adolescents for the treatment of obsessive compulsive

Nailed in 'Steal Pier' probe, Matos gabbed his way into jail  -  May 24, 2007
Philadelphia Daily News,..."A little depressed," Matos said, adding he had been taking medication for depression and anxiety, including Klonopin and Zoloft.

New book features hypochondria and humor  -  May 12, 2007
Monsters and Critics.com,Some of Frazer’s “relaxation techniques� include Zoloft, Reiki, yoga, meditation, anger management, New Age charlatans, puppies. Some of them work,

Antidepressants to Get US Warning on Suicide Risks (Update6)  -  May 2, 2007
BloombergShreya Prudlo, a spokeswoman for New York-based Pfizer, also said there has been ``no established causal link'' between Zoloft and suicide in any age group.

Have You Ever Been Paralized By Fear?  -  26 Apr 2007
Javno.hr,Medicine therapy includes and the use of anti-depressants (Prozac, Zoloft) that eliminates the attack symptoms. Anti-depressants begin to work for

Testimony begins in retrial of Paxton man's murder case  -  26 Apr 2007
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette,During cross-examination by Rumley, each of the officers agreed he had no training or experience in identifying anyone who might be intoxicated by Zoloft.

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),

Pfizer Earnings Fall on Drop in Norvasc, Zoloft Sales (Update5)  -  Apr 20, 2007
BloombergZoloft also faces generic rivals. Pfizer has said it is cutting 10 percent of its workforce by 2008 to offset the lost revenue.

Pfizer Earnings Fall on Drop in Norvasc, Zoloft Sales (Update3)  -  Apr 20, 2007
BloombergZoloft also faces generic rivals. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Kindler, who took over in July, has said he is cutting 10 percent of Pfizer's workforce by

Pfizer Earnings Fall on Drop in Norvasc, Zoloft Sales (Update2)  -  Apr 20, 2007
BloombergUS sales of the antidepressant Zoloft and the blood pressure pill Norvasc fell because of cheaper generic competition. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey

Pfizer Earnings Fall on Drop in Norvasc, Zoloft Sales (Update1)  -  Apr 20, 2007
BloombergThose medicines include Zoloft, the allergy pill Zithromax and the blood pressure medicine Norvasc. When a drug's patent expires, cheaper copies are allowed

Express Scripts Profit Rises Rises 28 Percent (Update1)  -  Apr 23, 2007
BloombergRevenue from generic versions of drugs such as Pfizer Inc.'s antidepressant Zoloft and Merck & Co.'s Zocor cholesterol pill boosted earnings because the

'Zoloft' Murderer Attracts Supporters  -  Apr 10, 2007
International News Service,During his trial, not held until four years later, Pittman's attorneys unsuccessfully argued that he was involuntarily intoxicated by Zoloft and did not

Youth who slew grandparents, blamed Zoloft, attracts patrons  -  Apr 9, 2007
Worcester Telegram,During his trial, not held until four years later, Pittman’s lawyers unsuccessfully argued he was involuntarily intoxicated by Zoloft and did not know right

‘Zoloft teen’ who killed his grandparents has supporters  -  Apr 9, 2007
Northwest Herald,During his trial, not held until four years later, Pitt-man’s attorneys unsuccessfully argued the slayings were influenced by Zoloft.

Pfizer cuts forecasts as generics threats become reality  -  Apr 23, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Copycat competition is already hurting Zoloft (sertraline) and sales crashed 81% to $779 million. Pfizer has reduced its full-year revenue estimates by $1.2

Talk Therapy for OCD  -  Apr 23, 2007
PsychCentral.com,...cognitive-behavioral therapy or “talk therapy� can be an effective modality augmenting or potentially replacing medications such as Prozac or Zoloft.

Experts Answer Your Questions on Antidepressants  -  Apr 19, 2007
ABC NewsMy 10-year-old daughter has been on Zoloft for over two years, even though I have expressed concerns. She has never been depressed.

Charges Drag Pfizer Q1 Profit Down 18%; Adj. Profit Up 10%; Cuts ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
Trading Markets,Norvasc sales decreased 10% to $1.06 billion, sales of Zoloft plunged 81% to $146 million and Zithromax dropped 49% to $131 million.

What Was Cho Seung-Hui On?  -  Apr 18, 2007
Mother Jones,To name some, the wife of comedian Phil Hartman was on Zoloft when she shot him and herself. Most notoriously, Eric Harris of Columbine was on Luvox.

Pfizer's earnings piffle  -  Apr 20, 2007
Blogging StocksAccording to Bloomberg News, PFE's earnings fell 18% to $3.4 billion due to declining sales of two of its best-selling treatments, the antidepressant Zoloft

Pfizer's Q1 profit drops 17% on charges  -  Apr 21, 2007
Milwaukee Business Journal,The products and losses include Norvasc (down $115 million), Zoloft (down $615 million) and Zithromax (down $112 million). For the first quarter ended April

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
Glens Falls Post-Star,During his trial, Pittman's attorneys unsuccessfully argued the slayings were influenced by the antidepressant Zoloft. A judge sentenced him to 30 years in

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 10, 2007
KLTV,Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft. Every week, Janet Sisk rises as early as 5

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
Newsday,COLUMBIA, SC -- Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft.

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
ABC NewsPittman's attorneys unsuccessfully argued the slayings were influenced by the antidepressant Zoloft. A judge sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft.

Teen who shot grandparents gets support  -  Apr 9, 2007
Houston Chronicle,COLUMBIA, SC — Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft. Every week, Janet Sisk rises

PEOPLE'S PHARMACY: Depression drugs don't fix problems  -  Apr 19, 2007
Tuscaloosa News (subscription),...“I take Zoloft and have tried to stop taking it several times. Each time I stop I experience a very strange thing. I get extremely dizzy and have electrical

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
Wyoming News,COLUMBIA, SC - Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft. Every week, Janet Sisk rises

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
6abc.com,COLUMBIA, SC - April 9, 2007 - Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft.

Teen Who Shot Grandparents Gets Support  -  Apr 9, 2007
WXIA-TV,COLUMBIA, SC (AP) -- Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft.

Teen who shot grandparents gets support  -  Apr 9, 2007
Times Picayune,COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft.

Support for Teen Who Killed Grandparents  -  Apr 9, 2007
Forbes,During his trial, not held until four years later, Pittman's attorneys unsuccessfully argued he was involuntarily intoxicated by Zoloft and did not know

HONDO ON BREWS CRUISE  -  Apr 21, 2007
New York Post,...which he called her "a rude and thought less little pig," might want to consider medication. Perhaps something in a Prozac or a Zoloft would be helpful.

BUSINESS BRIEFS  -  Apr 21, 2007
New York Post,...cut its 2007 forecast, as competition from cheaper drugs hurt two of its best- selling prod ucts, Norvasc for blood pressure and Zoloft for depression.

Support for teen who killed grandparents  -  Apr 9, 2007
Euro2day,During his trial, not held until four years later, Pittman''s attorneys unsuccessfully argued he was involuntarily intoxicated by Zoloft and did not know

For kids, depression drugs help  -  Apr 20, 2007
Los Angeles Times,The antidepressants included Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor, Serzone and Remeron. "The medications are safe and effective and should be

Supporters rally around SC teen who killed grandparents as he ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
Boston Herald,During his trial, not held until four years later, Pittman’s attorneys unsuccessfully argued he was involuntarily intoxicated by Zoloft and did not know

Teen who shot grandparents gets support  -  Apr 8, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of Zoloft, said in a news release after the verdict that Zoloft "didn't cause his problems, nor did the medication drive him

Coumadin and Cymbalta combo could have been tragic  -  Apr 18, 2007
Daily Press,Certain antidepressants (particularly lithium, but drugs such as Paxil or Zoloft in rare cases) have been associated with thyroid imbalances.

Liveblogging Pfizer's Q1 earnings  -  Apr 20, 2007
Blogging StocksZithromax and Zoloft went off patent protection (denting revenues), but Pfizer pulled through on Lipitor and other drugs.

Benefits of Antidepressants Outweigh Risk of Suicidal Behavior in ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Scientific American...inhibitors Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft as well as others, during the first four months of treatment. The team found no reported suicides, but 3 percent of

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