Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 12 new-generation antidepressants: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis

A Cipriani, TA Furukawa, G Salanti, JR Geddes… - The lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background Conventional meta-analyses have shown inconsistent results for efficacy of
second-generation antidepressants. We therefore did a multiple-treatments meta-analysis …

Systematic review and guide to selection of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

JG Edwards, I Anderson - Drugs, 1999 - Springer
A meta-analysis of 20 short term comparative studies of 5 selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRIs; citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and sertraline) has shown …

Comparative benefits and harms of second-generation antidepressants: background paper for the American College of Physicians

G Gartlehner, BN Gaynes, RA Hansen… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Background: Second-generation antidepressants dominate the management of major
depressive disorder, dysthymia, and subsyndromal depression. Evidence on the …

Adverse reactions of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: reports from a spontaneous reporting system

O Spigset - Drug safety, 1999 - Springer
Objective The selective serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
are extensively used in the treatment of depression, panic disorder and obsessive …

Citalopram--a review of pharmacological and clinical effects.

K Bezchlibnyk-Butler, I Aleksic… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2000 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To provide clinicians with a critical evaluation of citalopram, a selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that has been available in Canada since March 1999 …

Citalopram versus other anti‐depressive agents for depression

A Cipriani, M Purgato, TA Furukawa… - Cochrane Database …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Recent US and UK clinical practice guidelines recommend that second‐
generation antidepressants should be considered amongst the best first‐line options when …

Comparative Risk for Harms of Second Generation Antidepressants: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

G Gartlehner, P Thieda, RA Hansen, BN Gaynes… - Drug Safety, 2008 - Springer
Background: Evidence indicates that only minor differences in efficacy exist among second-
generation antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). However …

[HTML][HTML] Selecting a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor: clinically important distinguishing features

PA Marken, JS Munro - Primary care companion to the Journal of …, 2000 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely prescribed to treat depression.
Although these drugs presumably have the same mechanism of action, they vary in several …

Citalopram therapy for depression: a review of 10 years of European experience and data from US clinical trials

MB Keller - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2000 - psychiatrist.com
Background: This review summarizes and evaluates clinical experience with citalopram, the
latest selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to be approved for the treatment of …

Citalopram: a review of its pharmacology, clinical efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of depression

S Noble, P Benfield - CNS drugs, 1997 - Springer
Synopsis Citalopram is a selective serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) reuptake inhibitor
(SSRI) which has been evaluated primarily in the treatment of major depression. In well …