Suicides Rose as Prescription Use Declined
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Warnings from federal regulators four years ago that antidepressants were increasing the risk of suicidal behavior among young people led to a precipitous drop in the use of the drugs. Now a new study has found that the drop coincides with an unprecedented increase in the number of suicides among...
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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.
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A new report reveals an alarming rise in fatal or debilitating prescription drug-related side effects and raises serious questions about basic medical safety practices.
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The UK has seen the fastest rise in antidepressant prescribing to young people, a study of nine countries finds.
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Selling paracetamol and other painkillers in smaller packets  has drastically cut suicide rates, research suggests.
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The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a US advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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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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A hearing is set to debate whether drugs that doctors prescribe to relieve depression make some people more likely to attempt suicide.
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NEW YORK  - As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.
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Use of pharmaceutical products has risen to record levels in the US, with almost half the population using at least one prescription medicine regularly, according to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Makers of the leading antidepressant drugs may be required to tell doctors more about potential suicide risk among children and teenagers taking the pills, regulators said yesterday.
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The growing popularity of the Internet  could lead to a rise in suicide pacts in which several people  kill themselves together, a leading psychiatrist in Britain  said on Friday.
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The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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In a sharp departure from a decade-old position, FDA officials said the increase in suicidal tendencies was not a result of the children's underlying depression but was caused by the medications themselves.
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The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004, the latest year studied.
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Highly publicized government warnings  that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in  adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike,  meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S.  psychiatrists say.
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While the FDA contends otherwise, new data show that sales of the antidepressants known as SSRIÂs have declined.