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New antidepressants in pregnancy.
QUESTION I have read that fluoxetine is the drug of choice for treating depression during pregnancy. One of my patients, who did not respond to the "old" selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, is doing well on venlafaxine and is now 6 weeks pregnant. What advice should I give her? ANSWER Fluoxetine is recommended because to date it has the most evidence of its safety. It is important that w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Prescriber
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0312-8008,1839-3942
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2008.017