Posts Tagged ‘ Symbyax ’
Kevin Bacon Game helps Decipher Diabetes-related Drug Lawsuits
September 2nd, 2010. By AbiK
If you’ve ever wondered why certain drugs (Zyprexa, Avandia, Seroquel, Cymbalta…to name a few) seem to have something in common, but you just can never really put your finger on it, well, it’s time to look to the Kevin Bacon Game (aka, Six Degrees of Separation, with some liberties taken) to find out what those connections are…so here goes…
Antidepressant Guide: the Brands, the Generics & Who Makes Them
May 6th, 2010. By Kristine B
These days, there are many drugs to keep track of. It’s not just the brand name drug anymore; patients could be taking a generic equivalent. So, this week, Pleading Ignorance looks at the SSRIs and SNRIs to give you the brand name, manufacturer, generic version and the generic’s manufacturer. Consider it your one-stop cheat sheet on some of the more commonly prescribed antidepressants.
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Brand name |
Ingredient |
Made By |
Generic |
Made By |
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Celexa (SSRI) |
citalopram hydrobromide |
Forest Laboratories |
citalopram |
Eon Labs, Inc., Aurobindo Pharma Limited, Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, Corepharma LLC |
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Lexapro (SSRI) |
escitalopram oxalate |
Forest Laboratories |
escitalopram |
Alphrapharm |
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Paxil/Seroxat (SSRI) |
paroxetine hydrochloride |
GlaxoSmithKline |
paroxetine |
Apotex, Alphapharm, Teva, Aurobindo Pharma, Zydus Pharms USA, Caraco |
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Prozac (SSRI) |
fluoxetine hydrochloride |
Eli Lilly and Company |
fluoxetine |
ESI Lederle (tentative approval) |
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Symbyax (SSRI) |
olanzapine and fluoxetine hydrochloride |
Eli Lilly and Company |
olanzapine/ fluoxetine |
Teva Pharms (tentative approval, July 17, 2007) |
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Zoloft (SSRI) |
sertraline hydrochloride |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals |
sertraline |
Dr Reddy’s Labs Ltd, Teva, Genpharm, Aurobindo Pharma, Sandoz and many others |
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Zyprexa (atypical antipsychotic) |
olanzapine |
Eli Lilly and Company |
olanzapine |
All tentative approval: Dr. Reddy’s Labs Inc, Teva Pharms, Mylan PHarma, Sandoz, Barr Pharms, Roxane |
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Cymbalta (SNRI) |
duloxetine hydrochloride |
Eli Lilly and Company |
duloxetine |
No generic so far as I can tell |
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Effexor (SNRI) |
venlafaxine |
Wyeth |
venlafaxine hydrochloride |
Aurobindo, Mylan, Teva, Dr Reddy’s Labs Ltd, Caraco and others |
The information in the chart above was found at either drugs@fda, or on the individual drug manufacturer’s website. As far as I can tell, this information is correct as of the date it was written—and it is not intended to replace the information you might receive from your doctor or medical practitioner (hey, have to say it, we’re a legal site). Talk to your doctor or pharmicist for medical advice.
Pharma Pill Pushers Use Suicide Ruse – Again
June 4th, 2009. By Evelyn Pringle
Nearly every year, researchers on drug company payrolls publish some ridiculous study with claims that more people may be dying from suicide due to a black box warning about an increased risk of suicide in young people on the labels of SSRI and SNRI antidepressants as a ruse to increase sales of drugs.
Judging from a new study out this month, with a June 2, 2009 headline on WebMD stating: “Are Antidepressant Warnings Causing Harm?”, apparently this year is no exception even though in the US there were 164.2 million prescriptions dispensed for antidepressants in 2008, compared to 143 million in 2004, according to IMS Health, a healthcare information company.
The study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, claims there has been a drastic drop in the diagnosis of depression in adults and kids.
Lawsuits Needed Against Prescribing Quacks
April 24th, 2009. By Evelyn Pringle
On April 21, 2009, the Miami Herald reported that a 7-year-old boy in Florida, Gabriel Myers, had committed suicide by hanging himself with a detachable shower head in a bathroom of the foster care home he was placed in three weeks earlier. Read the rest of this entry »
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