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Symbyax

Generic Name:olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl
Company:Eli Lilly and Company
Web Site:www.symbyax.com/index.jsp
Country:USA
 
Description:Symbyax (olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl capsules) combines an atypical antipsychotic and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, olanzapine (the active ingredient in Zyprexa, and Zyprexa Zydis) and fluoxetine hydrochloride (the active ingredient in Prozac, Prozac Weekly, and Sarafem).
 
Indications:Symbyax combines olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic and fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, indicated for acute treatment of:

1. Depressive Episodes Associated with Bipolar I Disorder in adults

2. Treatment Resistant Depression (Major Depressive Disorder in adults who do not respond to 2 separate trials of different antidepressants of adequate dose and duration in the current episode)

Revised April 2009
 
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