Background: Major depressive disorder is frequently a chronic, recurrent condition
necessitating maintenance treatment. For some patients, compliance with daily …

Background: A simple, once-weekly dosing regimen could be a convenient alternative for
many patients during long-term treatment of depression. Such a strategy might also be …

Background: We assessed the tolerability and utility of switching fluoxetine nonresponders
to citalopram the day that fluoxetine therapy was stopped. Method: Fifty-eight outpatients …

Objective: Although continuing antidepressant treatment after patients have responded to
medication has been shown to greatly reduce the risk of relapse, this risk is not eliminated. A …

Background: A new formulation of entericcoated fluoxetine given once weekly could be a
useful option for the long-term treatment of depression, but compliance to once-weekly …

Background: This study was conducted to determine if patients with major depressive
disorder who had previously failed treatment with one serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor …

Background: A once-weekly enteric-coated formulation of fluoxetine represents a new,
effective option for the long-term treatment of clinically diagnosed depression. This study …

Background: We assessed the tolerability of and response to citalopram in depressed
patients who had discontinued fluoxetine treatment due to adverse events. Method: Fifty-five …

Antidepressant medications are typically taken on a daily basis owing to both tradition and
the pharmacokinetics of these agents. Because fluoxetine and its primary metabolite …

Efficacy and Safety of Weekly Treatment With Enteric-Coated Fluoxetine in Patients With
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