Strung by Big Pharma, long live USA
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timesofindia.indiatimes - Although Prozac, which came to the market in 1988, has since been challenged by other anti-depressants such as Pfizer's Zoloft (now the biggest selling), Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Paxil, and Eli Lilly's own Cymbalta, it is the mother of all uppers. ... (Fri Mar 19 23:49:40 2010 PDT)
SCI3: Non Smoking for Successful Aging: Therapeutic Perspectives
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ingentaconnect - Approved pharmacological treatments include nicotine replacement therapies, bupropion, drugs targeting cannabinoid receptors and newer pharmacological approaches including the selective nicotinic partial agonists. ... (Fri Mar 19 19:19:00 2010 PDT)
Manhattanville mom describes choking 'rude' daughter
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lohud - (US) In the days following her daughter's death, Pagli also allegedly told investigators that she left her husband a note "to relieve John of all the stress that the baggage has brought him," and that she took the drug Wellbutrin, commonly used as an antidepressant, the day of the kil... (Thu Mar 18 22:05:51 2010 PDT)
Quitting Smoking Improves Arteries
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newsmaxhealth - (US) In the study, 1,500 smokers were given one of five methods to help them quit nicotine patches; nicotine lozenges; the drug bupropion, sold as Wellbutrin and Zyban; or a combination of patches and lozenges or the drug and lozenges. In the study, 1,500 smokers were given one of five methods to help them quit nicotine patches; nicotine lozenges; the drug bupropion, so... (Wed Mar 17 06:05:34 2010 PDT) [also chinapost.com.tw6870, lubbockonline5469, laramieboomerang8320]
Watson Pharmaceuticals
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investors - (US) Saying a proposed clinical trial of a generic version of Biovail's Wellbutrin XL antidepressant is too small and brief to be useful. ... (Tue Mar 16 10:52:40 2010 PDT)
Patheon posts Q1 loss, but upbeat on 2010; Orexigen deal
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in-pharmatechnologist - (France) San Diego, US-based developer Orexigen plans to file the product, a sustained release combination of naltrexone HCL and bupropion HCL, with the Food and Drug Administration later this year. ... (Tue Mar 16 06:04:27 2010 PDT)