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1 Indications And Usage Fluoxetine Is A Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Indicated For: Acute And Maintenance Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder (Mdd) In Adult And Pediatric Patients Aged 8 To 18 Years ( 1.1 ) Acute And Maintenance Treatment Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Ocd) In Adults And Pediatric Patients Aged 7 To 17 Years ( 1.2 ) Acute And Maintenance Treatment Of Bulimia Nervosa In Adult Patients ( 1.3 ) Acute Treatment Of Panic Disorder, With Or Without Agoraphobia, In Adult Patients ( 1.4 ). 1.1 Major Depressive Disorder Fluoxetine Is Indicated For The Acute And Maintenance Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder In Adult Patients And In Pediatric Patients Aged 8 To 18 Years [See Clinical Studies ( 14.1 )] . The Usefulness Of The Drug In Adult And Pediatric Patients Receiving Fluoxetine For Extended Periods Should Periodically Be Re-Evaluated [See Dosage And Administration ( 2.1 )] . 1.2 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Fluoxetine Is Indicated For The Acute And Maintenance Treatment Of Obsessions And Compulsions In Adult Patients And In Pediatric Patients Aged 7 To 17 Years With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Ocd) [See Clinical Studies ( 14.2 )] . The Effectiveness Of Fluoxetine In Long-Term Use, I.e., For More Than 13 Weeks, Has Not Been Systematically Evaluated In Placebo-Controlled Trials. Therefore, The Physician Who Elects To Use Fluoxetine For Extended Periods Should Periodically Re-Evaluate The Long-Term Usefulness Of The Drug For The Individual Patient [See Dosage And Administration ( 2.2 )] . 1.3 Bulimia Nervosa Fluoxetine Is Indicated For The Acute And Maintenance Treatment Of Binge-Eating And Vomiting Behaviors In Adult Patients With Moderate To Severe Bulimia Nervosa [See Clinical Studies ( 14.3 )] . The Physician Who Elects To Use Fluoxetine For Extended Periods Should Periodically Re-Evaluate The Long-Term Usefulness Of The Drug For The Individual Patient [See Dosage And Administration ( 2.3 )] . 1.4 Panic Disorder Fluoxetine Is Indicated For The Acute Treatment Of Panic Disorder, With Or Without Agoraphobia, In Adult Patients [See Clinical Studies ( 14.4 )] . The Effectiveness Of Fluoxetine In Long-Term Use, I.e., For More Than 12 Weeks, Has Not Been Established In Placebo-Controlled Trials. Therefore, The Physician Who Elects To Use Fluoxetine For Extended Periods Should Periodically Re-Evaluate The Long-Term Usefulness Of The Drug For The Individual Patient [See Dosage And Administration ( 2.4 )] .
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