But when the researchers analyzed the data, they found that fluoxetine appeared not to provide meaningful benefits for ...

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 ...

Prozac (fluoxetine) is a prescription drug used to treat certain mental health conditions, including depression. The drug comes as an oral capsule. Prozac may not be safe to take while pregnant or ...

Risk of life-threatening serotonin syndrome: increased risk when Prozac is used concomitantly with other serotonergic drugs (including triptans, TCAs, fentanyl, lithium, tramadol, tryptophan, ...

A commonly prescribed antidepressant may improve core emotional symptoms of depression much faster than previously thought. A new analysis reveals that while the drug sertraline offers relief from ...

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 ...

Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, has a very poor prognosis. More than 95% of glioblastoma patients die within five years of diagnosis. Glioblastoma has an incidence rate of 3.19 per 100,000 ...

More cats and dogs are being prescribed meds for compulsive behavior and anxiety Feb. 10, 2012— -- Psychiatric medications such as Prozac are being prescribed more often to man's best friend to ...

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 ...