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Fluoxetine (Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem) drug information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Fluoxetine, brand name drugs include Prozac, Prozac Weekly and Sarafem, is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor used to treat depression and other conditions. Fluoxetine is also used to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia and chronic pain.
Drug Monograph: Fluoxetine / Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem
Fluoxetine is an antidepressant agent belonging to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs); this was the first SSRI approved in the US and exhibits the longest half-life of all the SSRIs. Fluoxetine is administered orally and is well absorbed from the GI tract.
Patient Education: Prozac / Fluoxetine Capsules Or Tablets
Patient education for Prozac / fluoxetine capsules or tablets. Fluoxetine belongs to a class of antidepressants known as SSRIs. Fluoxetine helps improve mood and also help people with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders (bulimia), panic disorder, or post-traumatic stress. Generics are available for some products.
Patient Education: Prozac Weekly / Fluoxetine Delayed-Release Capsules
Patient education for Prozac Weekly / fluoxetine delayed-release capsules. Prozac Weekly is an antidepressant. It helps improve a person's mood. Fluoxetine has also been used to help with other mood or behavioral problems. Prozac Weekly delayed-release capsules are taken just once a week.
Patient Education: Sarafem / Fluoxetine Capsules
Patient education for Sarafem / fluoxetine capsules. Sarafem belongs to a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Fluoxetine is marketed as Sarafem for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe type of premenstrual syndrome.
Patient Education: Prozac / Fluoxetine Oral Solution
Patient education for Prozac / fluoxetine oral solution.
Product Photographs: Fluoxetine / Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly
Photographs of fluoxetine products / Prozac, Sarafem, Prozac Weekly.
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Do Antidepressants Help Chronic Pain Patients?
Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for patients with chronic pain, such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. When is it appropriate to prescribe one of the antidepressants for an arthritis or fibromyalgia patient?
Fibromyalgia Screening Quiz
Fibromyalgia is difficult to diagnose. Combinations of symptoms can occur which overlap with other autoimmune diseases. There are symptoms which are considered "defining" of fibromyalgia. There are also symptoms considered "non-defining" but they often occur as part of fibromyalgia syndrome.
10 Things You Should Know About Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is an arthritis-related syndrome which can be difficult to diagnose. There are important facts you should know about fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia - Test Your Knowledge
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Patient Information: Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Patient information for Prozac (fluoxetine), from Eli Lilly and Company.
FDA Consumer Information: Fluoxetine / Prozac
Patient information for Fluoxetine / Prozac, from FDA/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
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