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Imipramine and mirtazapine are less effective than expected

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  1. Medical Director CNS, NV Organon, Oss, The Netherlands

    Roger M. Pinder

  2. Medical Services Department, NV Organon, Oss, The Netherlands

    Milana Zivkov

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Pinder, R.M., Zivkov, M. Imipramine and mirtazapine are less effective than expected. Psychopharmacology 129, 297–298 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002130050195

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