My doc wants to put me on an antidepressant, was already on Zoloft and did not agree with me. I want to suggest Paxil, but not sure if CR or the other is different. I heard it helps with panic attacks. Does it?
2006-10-02 07:27:10 · 3 answers · asked by Kay M 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
"Paroxetine controlled release contains a Geomatrix™ tablet that controls the absorption of the drug. Clinical studies show that controlled release tablet provides effective symptom relief with a lower number of patients stopping their treatment due to side effects.[10]
However, the need for an extended release form of paroxetine has not been established, as the FDA indicated that the half-life for the original Paxil was ideal for once-daily dosing, and that a CR version was not needed."
-wikipedia
I think they came out with the CR because they can hold a longer patent on the CR tablets, while the regular tablets might actually get a generic sometime soon. I think Astra-Zeneca did this with Nexium, because Prilosec was becoming generic.
2006-10-02 07:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The CR stands for controlled release.
2006-10-02 14:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by newheartin03 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CR is buffered, regular is not.
2006-10-02 14:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋