Paroxetine

Paroxetine or paroxetine hydrochloride (sold under the trade names Paxil® in the United States, Seroxat® in the UK and China, Aropax® in Australia and New Zealand, Deroxat in Switzerland) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type. It was released onto the market in 1992 by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and has since become one of the most prescribed antidepressants on the market. It is the second most prescribed anti-depressant in the UK. It is now the subject of a fraud case in the United States due to allegations that GlaxoSmithKline suppressed research indicating that the drug caused young people to become suicidal.

Related Topics:
United States - UK - China - Australia - New Zealand - Switzerland - Antidepressant - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor - 1992 - GlaxoSmithKline

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Like some other antidepressants, it is also prescribed in the treatment of anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It was the first (and as of 2002, the only) antidepressant formally approved in the United States for the treatment of social anxiety disorder, causing it to be sometimes referred to (although inaccurately) as an anti-shyness drug.

Related Topics:
Anxiety disorder - Obsessive-compulsive disorder - Social anxiety - Shyness

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