FDA Orders Strong Antidepressant Warnings
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WASHINGTON - All antidepressants must carry a "black box" warning, the government's strongest safety alert, linking the drugs to increased suicidal thoughts and behavior among children and teens taking them, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.    Because the warnings are primarily seen by doctors, the agency also is creating a medication guide for patients to advise them of the risk...
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The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it &quot;generally supports&quot; an advisory panel&#39;s conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.
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WASHINGTON - Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as part of a clinical trial for young people who have attempted suicide.    Government health advisers said last week the labels on these drugs should have bold warnings surrounded by a black box to draw attention and say that, in some cases, the medication increases suicidal thoughts and behavior...
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Federal health officials are preparing stronger warnings for some anti--depressants prescribed for children after new analyses back a possible link to suicide.
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Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning &#151; in a black box on the label &#151; that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry "black box" warnings that they "increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior" in children who take them.
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British health authorities yesterday issued stiffer warnings for antidepressants, but alarmed investors by singling out Wyeth&#39;s Effexor pill for the toughest restrictions.
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Is black-box labeling of antidepressants going to curtail the mammoth industry?
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U.S. health officials on Friday  ordered the makers of all antidepressants to include tough  warnings explaining that the drugs increase the chances of  suicidal behavior in some children and teens.
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The U.S. government ordered  antidepressant makers on Friday to put tough warnings on the  drugs to alert doctors, parents and patients the medicines  increase risks of suicidal behavior among children and teens.
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Scientific advisers to the Food and Drug Administration next week are expected to recommend tougher warning labels or other restrictions on antidepressants linked to suicidal behavior in children.
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British health authorities tightened warnings on popular Prozac-type antidepressants on Monday, urging doctors to use them sparingly and consider non-drug interventions, such as counseling.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered all sleep disorder drugs to carry stronger warnings about their risks, including severe allergic reactions.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- All antidepressants must carry a &quot;black box&quot; warning, the government's toughest safety alert, saying the drugs have been linked to increased suicidal thoughts and behavior in children, U.S. health officials announced Friday.
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A new Food and Drug Administration analysis backs earlier suggestions of a link between at least some antidepressants used by children and suicidal tendencies, prompting the agency to prepare new warnings.
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A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has recommended that stronger warnings about suicidal tendencies be placed on antidepressants such as Paxil and Prozac, Reuters reported Sept.
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hen the Food and Drug Administration opens an advisory committee hearing tomorrow into the safety of antidepressants, several committee members will push for tougher warnings saying that