Fluoxetine

Chemical formula: C₁₇H₁₈F₃NO  Molecular mass: 309.326 g/mol  PubChem compound: 3386

Therapeutic indications

Fluoxetine is indicated for:

Bulimia nervosa

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Fluoxetine is indicated as a complement of psychotherapy for the reduction of binge-eating and purging activity.

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Major depressive episodes

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Major depressive disorder

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Anancastic neurosis

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Moderate to severe major depressive episode

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)

Moderate to severe major depressive episode, if depression is unresponsive to psychological therapy after 4-6 sessions. Antidepressant medication should be offered to a child or young person with moderate to severe depression only in combination with a concurrent psychological therapy.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Fluoxetine is contraindicated in the following cases:

Irreversible, non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Non selective Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors and additionally not Reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A (RIMAs)

Metoprolol

Metoprolol

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