Examining the Saskatchewan health drug database for antidepressant use: The case of fluoxetine

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 146-152

  Joffe, Russell T ^a,h   Iskedjian, Michael ^b,c   Einarson, Thomas R ^d,e   O'Brien, Bernie J ^a,f   Stang, Mary Rose ^g  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PharmIdeas Research and Consulting   (Canada)

^c i3 Global   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^g Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

^h RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Drug; Fluoxetine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0035163244     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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