Posted by pellmell on July 30, 2001, at 11:16:53
In reply to Umm-Hmm- Wellbutrin sr does have its side effects!, posted by Drexxie on July 27, 2001, at 19:38:39
> One thing I didn't know about Wellbutrin, however, was that chemically, it is identical to
> Zyban. It's was at one time (not certain if it is still) the only drug on the market being
> manufactured under 2 different brand names: Wellbutrin and Zyban.
>I'm sure it's not the only one, but Prozac is also marketed as Serafem (for PMS symptoms). And of course the same drugs have different trade names in different countries. A quick look around on rxlist.com makes this abundantly clear. For example, I'm not sure what makes the brand name "Aropax" more appealing than "Paxil" in Australia and NZ, but apparently the marketing um...people...at GlaxoSmithKline think it is.
-pm
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