Fluoxetine is a 2nd generation antidepressant categorized as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It gained FDA approval in 1987 and although it was initially intended for the treatment of depression, today it is commonly prescribed to manage depression in addition to various other pathologies.
Fluoxetine is indicated for both acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bulimia nervosa; however, it is only indicated for acute treatment of panic disorder independent of whether agoraphobia is present. Fluoxetine may also be used in combination with olanzapine to treat depression related to Bipolar I Disorder, and treatment resistant depression. Fluoxetine is additionally indicated for the treatment of female patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
UCLA Semel Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hospital Juárez de México, Mexico City, Mexico
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
City of Hope, Duarte, California, United States
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Department of Psychiatry, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Department of Psychiatry, Kowloon Hospital, Kowloon, China
Novartis Investigative Site, Zwickau, Germany
Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Winter Park, Florida, United States
Atlanta Center for Medical Research, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
CIT - Neuropsique, S.C., Monterrey, Nuevo LEON, Mexico
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