Istanbul, Turkey, 15th September 2009 – Further evidence of the superior antidepressant efficacy of Valdoxan®/Thymanax® (agomelatine) over conventional selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin noradrenalin reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants was presented today at the Servier satellite symposium on the occasion of the 22nd European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress, with educational financial support provided [...]

1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic indications
4.2 Posology and method of administration
4.3 Contraindications
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
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1. What is the clinical proof of VALDOXAN’s antidepressant efficacy?
The antidepressant efficacy of VALDOXAN has been confirmed in four trials versus placebo, three over the short term and one over the long term. The antidepressant efficacy of VALDOXAN is significantly superior to that of placebo, as mentioned in the Valdoxan SPC, whatever the symptom intensity, [...]

Valdoxan is effective whatever the intensity of depressive symptoms. The efficacy of Valdoxan was observed in the more severely depressed patients (baseline HAM-D ≥ 25) in all positive placebo-controlled studies.
Efficacy of Valdoxan in severe depression
Results of the meta-analysis of three positive, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled studies in 357 patients treated with Valdoxan and 360 patients [...]

Valdoxan provides MDD patients with a significant symptomatic relief, as demonstrated by well-documented improvements in depressed mood, anxiety symptoms, and also sleep-wake disturbances (daytime impairment and sleep disturbances).
Efficacy of Valdoxan on depressed mood
Valdoxan has been demonstrated to be significantly effective in relieving depressed mood of patients with MDD, the most characteristic symptom of depression.
In a [...]