Thursday, March 16, 2006
Paroxetine and recurrent depression in the elderly
From the March 16 NEJM comes this paper reporting a greater than two fold increase in risk of recurrent depression in elderly patients who switch from paroxetine (Paxil, Paxil CR) to placebo after an initial response. The number needed to treat to prevent one recurrence was 4.
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