Combination of an NMDA receptor antagonist and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for the treatment of depression and other mood disorders

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10857597

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The present invention provides a method for the treatment of depression, including treatment-resistant depression, and other mood disorders using a combination of an NMDA receptor antagonist and a SSRI that is citalopram or escitalopram. It has unexpectedly been shown that the combination has a synergistic and potentiated effect of either compound as monotherapy, resulting in an enhanced therapeutic effect at lower doses.

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MERZ PHARMA GMBH & CO KGAAECKENHEIMER LANDSTR 100 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 60318

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Gupta, Sandeep Plainsboro, NJ 145 1861
Samoriski, Gary Hillsborough, NJ 7 20

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