Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — Sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro) are the best of 12 new-generation antidepressants, while reboxetine is the least effective, a new analysis shows.
The Italian researchers reviewed 117 studies that included more than 25,000 patients with major depression to come to this conclusion.
The drugs tested in the trials were bupropion (Wellbutrin/Zyban), citalopram (Celexa), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram, fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), milnacipran (Savella), mirtazapine (Remeron), paroxetine (Paxil), reboxetine (Edronax/Vestra), sertraline, and venlafaxine (Effexor).
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