Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - Prozac

Prozac

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In the spring of 1988 a new kind of anti-depressant went on the market. The media called it a 'wonder drug' and it became so well-known that people would ask for it by name. But was Prozac over-hyped? Dr David Wong was part of the team who developed it for the drug company Eli Lilly - he has been speaking to Ashley Byrne about Prozac.

Photo: A packet of Prozac. Copyright:BBC.

Published on Friday, 5th February 2016.

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