Zyban - Bupropion hydrochloride

Weilbutrin (Bupropino hydrochloride) A medication that has been successfully used to treat depression in adults. One type of this medication Zyban (bupropion hydrochloride) has been used for smoking cessation. Both of these medications contain bupropin and should not be used together. This medication is not recommended for eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa because of the potential for the incidence of seizures. 

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

Zyban (Bupropion hydrochloride). GlaxoSm ithKline UK. UK Summary of product characteristics, October 2006. 

Zyban (Bupropion hydrochloride). GlaxoSmithKline. US Prescribing infc mation, Ai ust... 

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. 

Bupropion hydrochloride Zyban SR tablet Glaxo Wellcome 150 mg 300 mg Prescription... 

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. ... 

Wellbutrin and Zyban are marketed as a racemic mixture of bupropion as its hydrochloride salt. However, over the past 15 years there has been an increasing trend to develop new drugs as single enantiomers. Several publications have demonstrated that the enantiomers of many chiral compounds have distinct pharmacological profiles and the benefits in using a single enantiomer over the racemate... 

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