Drug company ties sparked PMDD drug push in 1990s
A probe shows FDA officials and Lilly executives influenced PMDD recognition and approved antidepressants for a condition not yet defined as mental illness. Prozak variants were marketed as Sarafem, with later formal PMDD recognition amid industry ties and disputed studies. One researcher disputed PMDD as a mental disorder.
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Timeline of PMDD Drug Development and Recognition
Researchers, funded by Lilly, met in Washington in 1998 to study PMDD. Eight months later they published findings detailing their process. In 2000 FDA approved four PMDD drugs and Lilly rebranded Prozac as Sarafem, which gained approval. By 2013 the APA recognized PMDD as a distinct condition based on a panel with many drug company ties.
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