The Problem
You work in one of America’s contemporary long-term psychiatric treatment centers, also known as a state prison. Inmates who come to outpatient appointments and complain of depressive symptoms frequently request bupropion (Wellbutrin). The history they provide is speciously similar: “It’s the only antidepressant that’s ever worked.” You start to inquire about how this medication is …
The antidepressant bupropion hydrochloride does not significantly increase longer-term smoking cessation rates for some patients, despite several recent studies touting its use for this purpose, Dr. Joel A. Simon and his colleagues reported.
In a randomized, blinded trial conducted in the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center of 244 veterans who were moderate to heavy smokers, 121 subjects received a 7-week course of bupropion and 123 received placebo. All subjects were given 2…
The use of sustained-release bupropion can improve smoking-cessation rates in African Americans in conjunction with culturally sensitive counseling, said Dr. Jasjit S. Ahluwalia of the University of Kansas, Kansas City, and colleagues.
In what they called the larg…
WASHINGTON — Bupropion SR is an effective antidepressant that also may aid weight loss, investigators said at the annual scientific assembly of the Southern Medical Association.
Obese patients taking bupropion SR (Wellbutrin) lost significantly more weight than obese patient…
TORONTO — Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF)(TSX:BVF) announced today that Wellbutrin(R) XL, the first once-daily extended-release formulation of bupropion hydrochloride approved for the Canadian market for the treatment of depression in adults, has been officially launched and is commercially available.
Wellbutrin(R) XL, is being marketed and distributed by Biovail Pharmaceuticals …
Even as you are reading this, advances are being made in the field of medications designed to help you quit smoking. As it happens, a new application as a stop smoking aid has been found for a medication that has been around for some time. While it won’t eliminate all of your cravings by itself, it can help. There is no panacea f…
TORONTO, Nov 19, 2004 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX)
Biovail Corporation (NYSE:BVF) (TSX:BVF) has been advised that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has received a Notice of Patent Certification associated with an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) that has been submi…
Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers
LAURELTON, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 29, 2003
Eon Labs (Nasdaq: ELAB) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York repl…
Shows Potential to Reduce Risks for Diabetes and Heart Disease
SAN FRANCISCO & SAN DIEGO — Orexigen([R]) Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders, including obesity, today announced that based on a review of data from its Contrave([R]) Phase IIb trial, patients assigned to Contrave dosage groups demonstrated a 50% reduction in the prevalence…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Dec 9, 2003 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX)
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