The antidepressant efficacy of reboxetine
in patients with severe depression
by
Montgomery S, Ferguson JM, Schwartz GE.
*Imperial College School of Medicine,
London, U.K.; dagger University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah;
Pharmacia Corporation, Peapack, New Jersey
and Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons,
New York, New York.
J Clin Psychopharmacol 2003 Feb;23(1):45-50

ABSTRACT

We examined the effectiveness of reboxetine, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI), compared with placebo for the treatment of patients with severe major depression (defined as a score on the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression [HAM-D] >/=25). Data were obtained from four prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials of the efficacy of reboxetine (8 to 10 mg/d) over 4 to 8 weeks in patients with major depression. In three of the trials, reboxetine produced a significantly greater reduction than placebo in mean HAM-D scores from baseline to the last clinical assessment (p < 0.001). There were significantly more responders to treatment (defined as a reduction in HAM-D score >50% between baseline and the last follow-up observation) treated with reboxetine than placebo in three trials. The overall mean responder rate with reboxetine was 63% (range: 56-74%) compared with 36% (range: 20-52%) with placebo. These results demonstrate that reboxetine is significantly more effective than placebo in a subgroup of patients with severe depression.

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Reboxetine: structure
Reboxetine and the rat
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Reboxetine and major depression
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Depression, antidepressants and noradrenaline

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