Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Agomelatine Approved in EU for Major Depressive Episodes

The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for agomelatine (Valdoxan) for the treatment of adult patients with major depressive episodes.

The approval is based on both short-term and long-term results from a large, comprehensive, international development programme including almost 6,000 adult patients with depression.

The results demonstrated the superior efficacy of agomelatine as compared with placebo, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) treatments.

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