APA Update: New Antidepressants Elbow Into Crowded Market
Executive Summary
Lundbeck/Takeda unveil pivotal trial data for Brintellix (vortioxetine) in major depression, while Forest pooled analyses shed more light on levomilnacipran in subgroups. Docs don’t think the new drugs are differentiated, but since antidepressant response is so quirky, the prescribing door is still open.
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