The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1571
May 6, 2019
Brexanolone (Zulresso) for Postpartum Depression
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Brexanolone (Zulresso) for Postpartum Depression
May 6, 2019 (Issue: 1571)
The FDA has approved the GABAA receptor modulator
brexanolone (Zulresso – Sage Therapeutics) for
IV treatment of postpartum depression (PPD).
Brexanolone is the first drug to be approved by the FDA
for this indication.
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