'Prozac miracle' could end in disaster
...California, is the first ever to claim damages for addiction against one of the drug companies that have made billions from SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) - the class of drug of which Prozac is the best known - and which were hailed as "wonderdrugs" when they first hit the market in the 1980s....Glaxo launches pills to help smokers quit in 7-12 weeks
...o Dr. Chandrashekhar, a customized approach to the addiction was essential. "Just popping the pill is not enough, the complete treatment involves a combination of counseling and regular use of Zyban", he said. The product, with a reported success rate of 30 per cent, has a couple of side-effects, mainly dry m...Smoking is one of the most difficult addiction to give up. In an exciting research done at the U... exposure to tobacco smoke while they overcome the addiction to nicotine that makes it so hard to quit."...