First drug to treat postpartum depression approved in U.S., but questions linger

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U.S. regulators have approved the first drug specifically developed to treat postpartum depression in women, but some experts are raising questions about the treatment’s safety.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zulresso -- also known as brexanolone -- an intravenous drug that must be administered in a clinical setting over 60 consecutive hours.

Postpartum depression can start during pregnancy or at any time up to a year after the baby is born. Symptoms include feelings of sadness, guilt, anger or worthlessness. In serious cases, some women experience suicidal thoughts. “A lot of patients … spoke about how it made a difference in their lives, but given the really small amount of patients in those trials, we didn’t really get to see the other side of the coin,” shetold CTV News. “We really don’t know the profiles of women…for whom the drug did not work.”

“The side effects are certainly things that need to be monitored and observed,” Meltzer-Brody acknowledged.

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