The drug giant admitted promoting two antidepressant drugs for unapproved uses, including treatment of children and adolescents.
"This is the reason that people nowadays are jumping up and saying, 'The antidepressant drugs don't work, '" Carroll said.
Still, he is bullish on Forest right now, largely on the strength of its two antidepressant drugs, Celexa and Lexapro.
During an interview with host Matt Lauer, Cruise criticized the actress Brooke Shields for having taken antidepressant drugs to combat postpartum depression.
Antidepressant drugs work by regulating serotonin, which affects mood and sleep.
Despite this, rates of prescribing antidepressant drugs have been increasing.
Just as with antidepressant or antianxiety drugs, prescriptions can only work with other non-pharmacological approaches.
They discussed nutrition and mood-stabilizing drugs, but Anna was anxious that an antidepressant might make her become fat.
They discussed nutrition and mood-stabilizing drugs, but Anna was afraid that an antidepressant might make her become fat.
The London-based giant announced that it had lost a Chicago court case that could expose antidepressant Paxil, one of Glaxo's best-selling drugs, to a generic competitor.
Just look at how well its antidepressant Cymbalta has done (See: The Most Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs).
Chief among the contenders are a series of drugs that affect the central nervous system, with a new antidepressant and an anti-anxiety drug on deck.
"Lilly understands how to build markets in central nervous system drugs, and they know how to establish a presence in the antidepressant space, " says Hazlett.
Several blockbuster drugs lost patent protection in 2006, such as the statin Zocor from Merck and the antidepressant Zoloft from Pfizer.
Bristol-Myers Squibb has been hurt by competition from generic substitutes for proprietary drugs like Glucophage (diabetes medication), Taxol (cancer treatment) and BuSpar (antidepressant).
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