new antidepressant called reboxetine (Vestra, Edronax)
September 1999
You'll see a new antidepressant called reboxetine (Vestra, Edronax). It will be the first in a new class.
Instead of an SSRI (selective SEROTONIN reuptake inhibitor)...it's a selective NOREPINEPHRINE reuptake inhibitor.
Several other antidepressants also inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine...like Effexor (venlafaxine) and the tricyclics... but they're not as specific.
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