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Fluoxetine
About Fluoxetine
One of the first SSRI antidepressants and the first to achieve wide success, marketed as Prozac. Fluoxetine revolutionized depression treatment when launched in 1987. It is safer than older antidepressants in overdose and has fewer side effects. Prozac became a cultural phenomenon, featured on the cover of Newsweek and in best selling books. Fluoxetine treats depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, bulimia, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Its full effect typically takes several weeks to develop. Prozac became a billion dollar blockbuster.