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Article: Environment agency calls on pharmaceuticals industry to track antidepressant fluoxetine.
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- May 16, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-16 May 2005-ENVIRONMENT AGENCY: Environment agency calls on pharmaceuticals industry to track antidepressant fluoxetine(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The Environment Agency is asking manufacturers of the antidepressant fluoxetine to look at whether the chemical is finding its way into the environment and having an effect on wildlife.
Fluoxetine hydrochloride was first introduced in 1988 by Lilly and Company and marketed under the trade name 'Prozac'. Since the patent expired in 2000, the compound has been marketed in the UK by a number of other companies. Last year, doctors in the UK issued over 5 million ...