What has happened to the new antidepressant drugs?
Depression is a widespread and serious disease for which a multiplicity of antidepressant drugs is available for treatment. Although these agents are numerous, there is little to distinguish among them except for their different side-effects. This article reviews the antidepressant drugs that currently are available in Australia, the antidepressant drugs that are used in other countries and some antidepressant drugs that are likely to become available internationally in the next few years.
Royal Park Psychiatric Hospital, Parkville, Vic.
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D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001315:Australia; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008803:Mianserin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009627:Nomifensine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D009627:Nomifensine; D008803:Mianserin