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paroxetine

[pah-rok´sĕ-tēn]

a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor administered orally as the hydrochloride salt as an antidepressant and to treat obsessive-compulsive, panic, and social anxiety disorders.

paroxetine

(pă-rŏk′sĭ-tēn′)

A drug of the SSRI class, C₁₉H₂₀FNO₃, used in its hydrochloride form to treat depression, anxiety, and certain other disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder.

paroxetine

A SEROTONIN RE-UPTAKE INHIBITOR drug. A brand name is Seroxat.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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Paxil CR is the controlled-release formulation of the popular anti-depressant drug Paxil, and Avandamet is a combination of Avandia and metformin.

Horrific conditions inside drug factories

Antidepressants Wellbutrin XL and Paxil CR, the Imitrex migraine pill, epilepsy drug Lamictal and Requip for restless legs all faced generic rivals in the U.S.

Glaxo first-quarter hit by generics in US market

GlaxoSmithKline, which markets Paxil CR, supplied the drug used in this study, but otherwise the study and investigators received no industry support.

SSRIs cut depression scores in heart failure

Glaxo was allowed to reintroduce Paxil CR and another drug - its Avandamet diabetes treatment - after it identified the source of manufacturing problems and took corrective action.

Blue-chip results to be in the spotlight

The company's stock fell sharply in March when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) forced it to withdraw antidepressant Paxil CR and its Avandamet diabetes treatment amid concerns they were of poor quality.

Return of key products to lift GlaxoSmithKline

To date, the changes have been made to the labels for paroxetine (Paxil, Paxil CR).

Neonatal toxicity and withdrawal: FDA considers SSRI label change

To date, the changes have been made to the labels for paroxetine (Paxil, Paxil CR), citalopram (Celexa), fluvoxamine (Luvox), and venlafaxine and venlafaxine ER (Effexor).

SRI label changes considered: neonatal effects

SkyePharma has a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline for marketing depression drug Paxil CR and is developing new versions of drugs including AstraZeneca's Pulmicort and GlaxoSmithKline's Requip.

Drugs licensing delay leads to losses

The drugs, manufactured in Puerto Rico between 2001 and 2005, included the antinausea drug Kytril, the antidepressant Paxil CR, the diabetes medication Avandamet, and the anti-infection ointment Bactroban.

Company pays huge fine

The procedures were implemented as part of a consent decree with the FDA that was signed last year by GSK after the company was cited for manufacturing deficiencies associated with Paxil CR (paroxetine) and Avandamet (rosiglitazone and metformin), which are produced at the same Cidra, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility that makes Coreg.

Carvedilol shortage temporary, emergency shipments available

He and his associates analyzed blinded pharmacy records from 1,157 pharmacies across the country to find patients who filled prescriptions for fluoxetine, sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil CR), venlafaxine (Effexor XR), citalopram (Celexa), or escitalopram (Lexapro).

Prior antidepressant use predicts treatment adherence

Glaxo, which employs 2,200 people at Barnard Castle in County Durham and Ulverston in Cumbria, said sales in the US would have grown 7% from April to June rather than 3% had federal authorities not forced it to halt supplies of Paxil CR last March.