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LAVAL, QC, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced it has filed a New Drug Submission (NDS) with the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada for its novel formulation of the antidepressant trazodone. "We are pleased to file our New Drug Submission to Health Canada," said James R. Howard-Tripp, President and Chief Executive Officer, Labopharm Inc. "We believe the $800 million-plus Canadian market for antidepressants represents a...

KENILWORTH, N.J., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that Schering-Plough K.K., the company's country operation in Japan, has received marketing approval for REMERON(R) /Reflex(R) (mirtazapine)15 mg Tablets for the treatment of major depressive disorder.(1) The product was developed jointly with Meiji Seika Kabushiki Kaisha, Ltd. Schering-Plough and Meiji Seika will market the product under the trade names, REMERON(R) and Reflex(R),...

- Company to Also Present Clinical Data at Upcoming Scientific Meeting - LAVAL, QC, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced the publication of Extended Release Trazodone in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in the May 2009 issue of the journal Psychiatry (Edgemont) (Volume 6, Number 5) (www.psychiatrymmc.com). The results of this Phase III clinical trial...

STAMFORD, Conn., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- RYZOLT(TM) (tramadol HCl extended-release tablets) is now available from Purdue Pharma L.P. for the management of moderate to moderately severe chronic pain in adults who require around-the-clock treatment of their pain for an extended period of time. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090507/NY13103) RYZOLT's active ingredient, tramadol, is a centrally-acting synthetic opioid analgesic that binds to the mu -opioid receptor and also...

Preliminary results of a new study suggest that pregnant women who are also substance-dependent and smoke cigarettes may significantly benefit from certain antidepressant drugs.In particular, researchers noted that the antidepressant bupropion "“ commonly known by the brand name Wellbutrin "“ helped women to curb their smoking habits."We are encouraged by the findings given that both depression and smoking are highly prevalent in pregnant, substance-dependent patients and are associated...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sanofi-aventis U.S. announced today that Aplenzin(TM) (bupropion hydrobromide) extended-release tablets, an effective bupropion therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), is now available by prescription in the United States for adults ages 18 and older. Aplenzin differs from other generic and branded bupropion antidepressants because it provides a unique HBr salt extended-release formulation, offering prescribers and...

LAVAL, QC, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced that James R. Howard-Tripp, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will present at the Cowen and Company 29th Annual Health Care Conference at The Boston Marriott Copley Place, on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Interested parties may access the live webcast for this presentation by visiting the "Events" section of the homepage of the Company's website at www.labopharm.com....

PARIS, January 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Servier's Valdoxan(R) /Thymanax(R) (agomelatine), the first melatonergic antidepressant for the treatment of adult patients with major depressive episodes. "There is still great scope for improved therapies to treat the devastating effects of depression," said Professor Goodwin from Warneford Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom. "Valdoxan is an innovative, new approach to the management...

New treatment option for the estimated 6 million Americans living with this chronic, debilitating condition NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 14, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYPB) today announced that Savella(TM) (milnacipran HCl), a selective serotonin and norepinephrine dual reuptake inhibitor, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic...

The use of antidepressant medications by patients with fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with a reduction in pain, sleep disturbances and depressed mood and improvement of health-related quality of life, according to an analysis of previous studies, which is published in the January 14 issue of JAMA.Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), which consists of chronic widespread pain and tenderness, with other symptoms including fatigue and sleep difficulties, has an estimated prevalence of 0.5 percent to...