Increased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies. Advise families and caregivers of the need for close observation and communication ...

Fluoxetine is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa and panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia. Strides’ wholly owned subsidiary, ...

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports that the first generic version of the anti-depressant drug Prozac goes on the market as early as today. The little blue-and-white pills cost up to 80-percent less than ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest generic drug launch in history began Thursday as Barr Laboratories started shipping a generic form of the anti-depressant Prozac to stores for sale. Barr won t specify how ...

MUMBAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Drug maker Aurobindo Pharma Ltd has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its fluoxetine hydrochloride and gabapentin capsules in multiple strength, the ...

Upsher-Smith has expanded its fluoxetine product family with the launch of fluoxetine oral solution, 20 mg/5 ml. Upsher-Smith's product, which is an antidepressant, is a generic of Eli Lilly’s Prozac ...

Eli Lilly biochemist David Wong (left) played an instrumental role in the discovery of Prozac. Source: Oregon State University, used with permission In the history of psychiatry, a few discoveries can ...

Drugs have a chemical name, a generic name and a brand name. Here's N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]propan-1-amine (chemical)/ fluoxetine (generic) / Prozac (brand) Tom Varco Creative ...

Because Prozac was so safe—and the risk of drug-drug interactions minimal—doctors began prescribing it to patients with milder symptoms, those to whom they might have hesitated to prescribe a ...