Posted by SLS on August 12, 2006, at 6:08:24
In reply to Re: Reboxetine .... was it banned? » SLS, posted by yxibow on August 12, 2006, at 1:59:39
> > > Someone told me that Reboxetine was banned in the U.S. I just thought it was never available.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know?> > To the best of my knowledge, reboxetine simply failed to produced successful clinical studies to submit to the FDA.
> Cymbalta for some replaces the Reboxetine that never came, but yes, to the dismay of psychiatrists at the time as I remember it did not come to market in the US.
The drug company was required by the FDA to produce clinical data originating in the US, as is common practice. Both of the clinical trials that were conducted failed. Neither reboxetine nor the comparator drug, fluoxetine, achieved response rates exceeding placebo. The company elected not to pursue approval beyond this point.
I am left with the impression that reboxetine does not have as high a success rate as most other antidepressants.
Ed_UK: What are you seeing as a trend in the prescribing frequency of reboxetine?
- Scott
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