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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Seventy-two depressed patients attending general practices were randomly allocated to treatment with either flupenthixol dihydrochloride (1 to 2 mg/day) or fluvoxamine maleate (100 to 200 mg/day) to assess efficacy and side-effects over a 4-week period. Clinical assessments were carried out before medication (Day 1) and on Days 8, 15 and 29 of treatment using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Clinical Global Impressions (CGI) and a patient self-assessment visual analogue scale for depression. Unwanted symptoms were also recorded. Reduction in mean total scores on the Hamilton scale at each assessment and therapeutic effect improvement on the CGI were greater for patients treated with flupenthixol (p less than 0.05). Reduction in unwanted symptoms was progressive in both groups, but more pronounced in patients receiving flupenthixol. Twice as many new symptoms arose in the fluvoxamine group compared to the flupenthixol group. Four patients were withdrawn in the fluvoxamine group due to untoward drug effects compared with none in the flupenthixol group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0308-051X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
292-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Flupenthixol and fluvoxamine in mild to moderate depression: a comparison in general practice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial