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Re:Pfizer to Pay $2.3B for Largest Health Care Fraud Settlem... by austincheney on Monday June 21, 2021 @06:19PM (#27585284)
Prozac was created for use as an anti-psychotic but filed with the FDA for use as an anti-depressant. Because there are soooo many depressed people which means more money for the same drug. Wikipedia says it is the 23rd most prescribed drug in the US(wtf).
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Re:Pfizer to Pay $2.3B for Largest Health Care Fraud Settlem... by mumblemumble on Monday June 21, 2021 @06:27PM (#27585347)
Do you have a source for that? I couldn't find any mention of that in the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoxetine#History), and it seems, from the history I've tracked down, like SSRIs were specifically developed with an intent to treat mood disorders.

There does seem to be a combination drug that includes prozac and olanzapine that's used to treat psychotic disorders. It's been on the market for a while; maybe that's resulted in some confusion?

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