Viloxazine in the Management of CNS Disorders: A Historical Overview and Current Status

Viloxazine has a long history of clinical use in Europe as an antidepressant, and has recently been repurposed into an extended-release form for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the USA. An immediate-release formulation was approved for the treatment of depression in the UK in 1974, and was subsequently marketed there and in several European countries for 30 years with no major safety concerns. In contrast to...