GlaxoSmithKline bupropion

Currently, bupropion (Zyban, GlaxoSmithKline) is the only approved drug for helping cease cigarette smoking, and finasteride (Propecia, Merck) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of male baldness. [Pg.372]

In May 1997, GlaxoSmithKline (then known as Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.) received FDA approval to market a sustained-release version of the antidepressant Wellbutrin (bupropion hydrochloride) to smokers under the name Zyban . Today, Zyban has captured one quarter of the smoking cessation market. [Pg.11]

The noradrenaline and dopamine reuptake inhibitor bupropion (GlaxoSmithKline) is currently in clinical development (phase II) for neuropathic pain. [Pg.279]

USAN Bupropion Trade name Zyban GlaxoSmithKline Launched 1997... [Pg.228]

Zyban (bupropion hydrochloride) sustained-release tablets product information. GlaxoSmithKline UK, 2001. [Pg.205]

Zyban (Bupropion hydrochloride). GlaxoSmithKline. US Prescribii infccmation, August... [Pg.838]

Zyban (Bupropion hydrochlcride). GlaxoSmithKline UK. UK Summary of product characteristics, October 2006. [Pg.1204]

Another configuration of diffusion-controlled systems includes matrix devices, which are common because of ease of fabrication. Diffusion control involves dispersion of drug in either a water-insoluble or a hydrophilic polymer. For instance, bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban , GlaxoSmithKline) is formulated using carnuba wax and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose. ... [Pg.485]

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