Increased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children, adolescents, and young adults in short-term studies. Advise families and caregivers of the need for close observation and communication ...

Many commonly prescribed drugs have surprising other uses. Jan 10, 2011 -- Prozac is one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, but according to a new study, it also shows great promise in the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest generic drug launch in history began Thursday as Barr Laboratories started shipping a generic form of the anti-depressant Prozac to stores for sale. Barr won t specify how ...

Fluoxetine is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa and panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia. Strides’ wholly owned subsidiary, ...

Eli Lilly biochemist David Wong (left) played an instrumental role in the discovery of Prozac. Source: Oregon State University, used with permission In the history of psychiatry, a few discoveries can ...

Drugs have a chemical name, a generic name and a brand name. Here's N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]propan-1-amine (chemical)/ fluoxetine (generic) / Prozac (brand) Tom Varco Creative ...

WASHINGTON — A six-year court fight over rights to the lucrative depression drug Prozac ended Monday when the Supreme Court refused to consider reinstating drug maker Eli Lilly Co.'s patent. Generic ...

Because Prozac was so safe—and the risk of drug-drug interactions minimal—doctors began prescribing it to patients with milder symptoms, those to whom they might have hesitated to prescribe a ...