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La reboxetina è presente in commercio sotto forma di composto racemico costituito dai due enantiomeri:
(R,R) - (–) - e (S,S) - (+) - reboxetina .
Nel 2007 la Pfizer, già Pharmacia, ha rinunciato alla licenza di commercializzazione presso l'Food and Drug Administration (FDA) per il mercato statunitense, anche se è ancora disponibile.
Sempre Pfizer il 24 febbraio 2009 annuncia, per una riduzione drastica dei costi delle ricerca [collegamento interrotto], l'interruzione dei promettenti studi in corso sull'enantiomero SS-Reboxetina nella fibromialgia e nella terapia dell'ADHD.
Un recente riesame della letteratura scientifica sconfessa la validità terapeutica del farmaco per la mancata pubblicazione di importanti dati scientifici negativi; dati mai pubblicati prima da parte delle Pfizer.
Trattamento acuto della Depressione/Depressione Maggiore, alla posologia iniziale di 4 mg due volte al giorno [4 mg b.i.d.: 8 mg/die], successivamente dopo 3-4 settimane la posologia è incrementabile a 10 mg/die, ed in seguito, se necessario, a 4 mg tre volte al giorno (4 mg t.i.d.: 12 mg al giorno, che rappresenta la posologia massima per l'indicazione Disturbo Depressivo Maggiore).
Mantenimento del miglioramento clinico nei pazienti che inizialmente hanno risposto positivamente al trattamento.
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