Antidepressants linked to suicidal thoughts in kids
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BETHESDA (Maryland) - Top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have said publicly - for the first time - that scientific trials of frequently prescribed antidepressants have powerfully demonstrated that children who took the medications faced an
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WASHINGTON -- Treatment with antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients up to age 24, according to proposed changes to the drugs' labels unveiled Wednesday by health officials.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel began  meeting Monday to debate whether certain antidepressants should  come with stronger warnings about the chances of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs.
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Federal regulators say they&#39;ve reached a balance in treating depressed kids with antidepressants that can also be dangerous. The Food and Drug Administration is now requiring all antidepressants to carry its strongest safety alert.
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Description: Scientific advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meeting in Washington, DC agree that there is a link between antidepressants and an increased risk of suicidal behavior among some children.
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The discovery that antidepressants may increase suicidal tendencies in children  has prompted some lawmakers and physicians to ask if changes are needed to financial incentives given to drug makers for pediatric research.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. government medical  reviewer told an advisory panel on Monday new findings  confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain  antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among  children and teens.
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Children who take the anti-depressant Prozac are at greater risk of attempting suicide, say US experts.
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The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped dramatically since the Food and Drug Administration cautioned that the drugs can provoke suicidal behavior, according to a study.
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The F.D.A. concluded that the use of antidepressants could increase thoughts of suicide among children.
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Variations in two genes may increase the likelihood that a person will report suicidal thoughts after taking an antidepressant, researchers reported Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - All drugs used to treat depressed children should carry a "black box" warning of the antidepressants' link to increased suicidal thoughts and actions, says a panel of federal advisers.    The warning, among the strongest in the Food and Drug Administration's arsenal, should reach doctors no matter how they get drug information and would extend to drug advertising directed at patients...
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Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers say.
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A Food and Drug Administration epidemiologist who triggered a closer look at suicidal behavior among children taking antidepressants cited independent experts at hearings Monday who he said support his findings.    In addition to seeing increases in suicidal thoughts among children receiving all the antidepressants he studied, Dr...
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Advisers to the U.S. government will  consider on Wednesday if taking antidepressant drugs may raise  the risk of suicidal behavior in some adults just as it appears  to in children and teens.
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The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after US warnings the medicines may increase suicidal tendencies among youth, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.
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Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to a new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.