7thSpace Interactive (press release) Results: Base case analyses revealed that agomelatine is a dominant therapy for MDD relative to escitalopram, fluoxetine and sertraline , and it appeared to be cost-effective compared to venlafaxine (ICER: [euro sign]547/QALY). Agomelatine remained a ...
Highlight Press The research suggested that those who are taking antidepressants like mirtazapine and fluoxetine have a much higher chance of developing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The CDI has the potential to be a life threatening infection that could ...
KTTC They found that only two -- Remeron (mirtazapine) and Prozac ( fluoxetine ) -- increased the risk, and that each drug doubled the risk. The findings, published May 6 in the journal BMC Medicine, should improve identification and early treatment of C ...
Healio Some antidepressants were associated with increased risk for C. difficile infection, including mirtazapine (OR=2.14) and fluoxetine (OR=1.92). For each dose of ...
Belfast Telegraph Mirtazapine and fluoxetine –better known as Prozac – both doubled the likelihood of acquiring the bug. The University of Michigan team found that severely depressed people had a significantly higher risk of C.diff infection than those not suffering ...
Science Daily (press release) Secondly they looked to see if there was an association between antidepressant medication and hospital acquired CDI. They found that use of most types of antidepressants did not affect CDI risk -- out of the twelve drugs tested only mirtazapine and ...
HealthCanal.com Authors also found that patients who received common antidepressants Remeron (mirtazapine) and Prozac ( fluoxetine ) were twice as likely to test positive for C. difficile. Both drugs have previously been linked to gastrointestinal side effects ...
