Monday, September 07, 2009

Venlafaxine and duloxetine for depression

Researchers from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare (IQWiG) in Germany have reviewed a number of studies into the effectiveness of the antidepressants venlafaxine and duloxetine. They reviewed a total of 80 studies and found that both drugs were more effective than a placebo at treating depression symptoms and helped to prevent a relapse.

You can find out more about the review at

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090825090747.htm

3 comments:

Guest said...

It depends on what the placebo given is.

Guest said...

Yes, the placebo effect is one of the great mysteries of medicine. I guess as this is a review of lots of different studies the placebo would have varied in each trial.
Best Wishes,
John Gale
Mental Health Update

arash farhad said...

Thanks for nice information. Same this report was last time issued by single MMR London complex. I hear it already. :)