New generation antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with an increased risk of several severe adverse outcomes in older people compared with older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs).

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will voluntarily withdraw Meridia® (sibutramine) from the U.S. market at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S.

PHILADELPHIA, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, Nasdaq: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced results of a study showing that coadministration of the ADHD medication VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) Prilosec OTC(R) 40 mg (20 mg X 2), did not alter the median time it took for maximum plasma concentration of d-amphetamine to be reached in the subjects evaluated.

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, April 20, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Cypress Bioscience, Inc.