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Japan Will Remain A Key Growth Market For Antidepressant Sales
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by admin.
With current blockbuster brands facing generic competition, Datamonitor forecasts the antidepressant market to decline at a compound annual growth rate of -2.0% (20082018). However, an antidepressant with a novel mechanism of action has huge commercial potential and the most promising candidate to date is Servier and Novartis’s melatonin agonist and serotonin antagonist Valdoxan (agomelatine).
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Antidepressants Linked to Preterm Birth
Posted on 06. May, 2008 by admin.
Taking antidepressants in pregnancy may raise the risk of giving birth prematurely, researchers report.
But left untreated, depression may also increase the chance of preterm birth, says researcher Katherine Wisner, MD, professor of psychiatry, ob-gyn, and women’s studies at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Each pregnant woman has to work with her doctor to weigh the [...]