Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: In a multinational, multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group study, 56 inpatients with major depression were randomized to receive placebo or reboxetine titrated to 10 mg/day for 6 weeks. Efficacy was principally assessed by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. RESULTS:
Reboxetine was associated with a significantly greater reduction in mean HAM-D total score from baseline to last assessment when compared with placebo. The effect of reboxetine separated from placebo at day 10 (P=0.006), indicated an early onset. In accordance with this observation, individual HAM-D item scores early showed significant improvements among patients treated with reboxetine when compared with those who received placebo: mood improved by day 10 (P=0.004), insomnia and interest in work and daily activities by day 14 (P=0.006 and 0.003, respectively) and somatic symptoms and anxiety by day 21 (P<0.001 in both cases). CONCLUSION:
Reboxetine is an effective antidepressant with an early onset of action. Depressed mood is relieved first, followed by an improvement in interest in daily activities.
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Authors | M Versiani |
Journal | International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice
(Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract)
Vol. 4
Issue 4
Pg. 293-7
( 2000)
ISSN: 1365-1501 [Print] England |
PMID | 24926580
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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