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Prozac is indicated for the treatment of: Major depression. Obsessive Complusive Disorder. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as defined by DMV-IV criteria. The essential features of PMDD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-4th edition (DSM-IV) include markedly depressed mood, anxiety or tension, affective lability and persistent anger or irritability. Other features include decreased interest in usual activities, difficulty concentrating, lack of energy, change in appetite or sleep and feeling out of control. Physical symptoms associated with PMDD include breast tenderness, headache, joint and muscle pain, bloating and weight gain. These symptoms occur regularly during the luteal phase and remit within a few days following onset of menses; the disturbance markedly interferes with work or school or with usual social activities and relationships with others.
This medicine was verified as being available on the PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) on December, 1 2024. To learn more about this subsidy, visit the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) website.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
The treatment of major depressive disorders as defined in the approved product information. The treatment of obsessions and compulsions in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), as defined in the DSM-III-R; ie. the obsessions and compulsions cause marked distress, are time consuming, or significantly interfere with social or occupational functioning. INDICATIONS AS AT 6 JUNE 2000: For the treatment of: Major depression. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as defined by DSM-IV criteria. The essential features of PMDD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-4th edition (DSM-IV) include markedly depressed mood, anxiety or tension, affective lability and persistent anger or irritability. Other features include decreased interest in usual activities, difficulty concentrating, lack of energy, change in appetite or sleep and feeling out of control. Physical symptoms associated with PMDD include breast tenderness, headache, joint and muscle pain, bloating and weight gain. These symptoms occur regularly during the luteal phase and remit within a few days following onset of menses; the disturbance markedly interferes with work or school or with usual social activities and relationships with others.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
The treatment of major depressive disorders as defined in the approved product information. The treatment of obsessions and compulsions in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), as defined in the DSM-III-R; ie. the obsessions and compulsions cause marked distress, are time consuming, or significantly interfere with social or occupational functioning. INDICATIONS AS AT 6 JUNE 2000: For the treatment of: Major depression. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as defined by DSM-IV criteria. The essential features of PMDD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-4th edition (DSM-IV) include markedly depressed mood, anxiety or tension, affective lability and persistent anger or irritability. Other features include decreased interest in usual activities, difficulty concentrating, lack of energy, change in appetite or sleep and feeling out of control. Physical symptoms associated with PMDD include breast tenderness, headache, joint and muscle pain, bloating and weight gain. These symptoms occur regularly during the luteal phase and remit within a few days following onset of menses; the disturbance markedly interferes with work or school or with usual social activities and relationships with others.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
The treatment of major depressive disorders as defined in the approved product information. The treatment of obsessions and compulsions in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), as defined in the DSM-III-R; ie. the obsessions and compulsions cause marked distress, are time consuming, or significantly interfere with social or occupational functioning. INDICATIONS AS AT 6 JUNE 2000: For the treatment of: Major depression. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as defined by DSM-IV criteria. The essential features of PMDD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-4th edition (DSM-IV) include markedly depressed mood, anxiety or tension, affective lability and persistent anger or irritability. Other features include decreased interest in usual activities, difficulty concentrating, lack of energy, change in appetite or sleep and feeling out of control. Physical symptoms associated with PMDD include breast tenderness, headache, joint and muscle pain, bloating and weight gain. These symptoms occur regularly during the luteal phase and remit within a few days following onset of menses; the disturbance markedly interferes with work or school or with usual social activities and relationships with others.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
Prozac is indicated for the treatment of: Major depression. Obsessive Complusive Disorder. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) as defined by DMV-IV criteria. The essential features of PMDD, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-4th edition (DSM-IV) include markedly depressed mood, anxiety or tension, affective lability and persistent anger or irritability. Other features include decreased interest in usual activities, difficulty concentrating, lack of energy, change in appetite or sleep and feeling out of control. Physical symptoms associated with PMDD include breast tenderness, headache, joint and muscle pain, bloating and weight gain. These symptoms occur regularly during the luteal phase and remit within a few days following onset of menses; the disturbance markedly interferes with work or school or with usual social activities and relationships with others.
You should seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist about taking this medicine. They can help you balance the risks and the benefits of this medicine during pregnancy.
Reporting side effects
You can help ensure medicines are safe by reporting the side effects you experience.
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