Posted by Pluto on November 3, 2004, at 0:14:47
In reply to Re: Reboxetine/Tianeptine - why no FDA approval? » BradD, posted by karaS on November 2, 2004, at 23:11:36
Reboxetine was submitted to FDA approval, but in clinical trials, neither fluoxetine nor reboxetine found to be significantly superior to placebo. So, Upjohn abandoned the process.
Tianeptine is a French compound, and I think FDA is not interested in French stuffs. Remember the fate of amineptine. It was the best antidepressant ever made in terms of efficacy and tolerability. Perhaps the first antidepressant which improves the quality of sex life. But FDA found some mysterious reasons to force France to abandon the production of it. They say amineptine is affecting the same parts of the brain where amphetamines work. A simple scheduling was sufficient then to restrict the abuse of amineptine. But..........
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