Paroxetine HCl is a psychotropic drug, which is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. According to IMS Data, for the twelve months ended March 2007, paroxetine HCl generic and brand products Paxil had annual sales of approximately $330 million. Movens, Caraco’s chief executive officer, said, “We are pleased to gain this approval as it complements our portfolio and fortifies our product offering by expanding our product line. We plan to market this product to the generic pharmaceutical market immediately. This will bring our total product selection to 34 different products represented by 70 various strengths. read more

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Najwa Petersen, wife of murdered musician Taliep Petersen, let his killers into their Athlone home and watched as her husband was shot and killed by them, the State told the Wynberg magistrate’s court on Tuesday. State prosecutor Shareen Riley put it to Emjedi, who took the witness stand to testify in support of his bail application, that “she (Najwa) provided (the killers) access” to the house and that Taliep Petersen was killed “in her presence”. Riley told the court that the State would allege that Emjedi was approached by a former employee of Dirk Fruit Namibia, a business at one stage co-owned by Najwa and her brother, to “get people” to kill Petersen. That also came to nothing, and instead Emjedi arranged for the remaining two accused, Hassen and Snyders, to go to the Petersen house in Athlone on December 16, where Najwa let them in, and they killed Taliep in her presence. read more

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There were lower PTSD relapse rates in the group that received sertraline (5%) than in the placebo group (26%). All 3 PTSD symptom clusters remained improved in patients who did not relapse, and Kaplan-Meier analyses were consistent with an extended time in remission for the sertraline group. Rapaport and colleagues 4 assessed quality of life (QOL) variables in patients with PTSD who were treated with sertraline over a 64-week treatment period. These data support the notion that continuation and maintenance treatment with sertraline may not only improve symptoms of PTSD and prevent relapse but may also improve associated occupational and social impairment and quality of life. read more

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