FDA Agrees on Antidepressant Risks for Youth
33560
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.
137533
BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressants such as Paxil and  Prozac should come with strong warnings that they raise the  risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in some children and  teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
122524
The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after U.S. warnings the medicines may increase suicidal tendencies among youth, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said on Tuesday.
641614
NEW YORK  - Within 2 years after the October 2003 FDA public health advisory about the risk of suicide in children taking a type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), significant reductions in rates of diagnosis and antidepressant treatment of childhood depression occurred, researchers report.
407303
Doctors said that they would restrict the use of antidepressants for children in the wake of a decision that the medicines should contain severe warnings about suicide risks.
14272
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...
152848
Antidepressants must carry a "black box" warning, the government's strongest safety alert, after the Food and Drug Administration linked them to increased suicidal thoughts and behavior among children and teens taking them.
705136
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that antidepressants appear to increase the risk of suicidal thinking in young adults, but that in older adults the risk declines.
277110
The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youth, according to documents released on Friday.
35152
The US Food and Drug Administration says it &quot;generally supports the recommendations&quot; of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.
532860
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration will examine clinical trial data for thousands of depressed adults to see if they, like children, suffered increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors while taking antidepressants.
10256
A Food and Drug Administration reexamination of data linking the pediatric use of some antidepressants to increased suicidal tendencies has once again found a connection, and the agency is
730807
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) will examine clinical trial data for thousands of depressed adults to see if they, like children, suffered increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors while taking antidepressants.
600173
Antidepressant use among children  declined 10 percent in 2004, after U.S. regulators warned the  drugs may be linked with increased suicide risk, pharmacy  benefits firm Medco Health Solutions said on Tuesday.
58899
Taking antidepressants appears to raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults younger than 25, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in an analysis released on Tuesday.
5474
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youths, despite remaining cautious about the strength of such  ties, the agency said on Friday.
345560
Sept. 14, 2004 -- As the Food and Drug Administration concludes hearings on the use of antidepressants in children and teens, much of the debate focuses on the safety of such drugs, called SSRIs.