FDA to Issue New Antidepressant Warnings
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WASHINGTON - 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.    Exactly what those warnings will say, and which drugs will be affected, hasn't been settled, according to FDA documents released Friday...
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A US advisory panel concluded Tuesday that antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil should come with stronger warnings because they appear to increase suicidal behavior in children and teenagers.
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All antidepressants should carry a &quot;black box&quot; warning on the label saying that the pills can cause suicidal behavior in children, scientific advisers told the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
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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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Federal drug regulators should warn physicians and patients in the strongest possible terms that antidepressants not only cause some children and teenagers to become suicidal
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths.
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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.
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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, but remains cautious about the strength of such ties,   according to documents released on Friday.
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Drug regulators should warn physicians and patients that antidepressants not only cause some children to become suicidal but most also fail to cure their depression.
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Treatment with antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients age 24 and younger, according to proposed changes to the drugs' labels unveiled Wednesday by federal health officials.
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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.
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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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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.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration &quot;within a few days&quot; will decide on a stronger warning for antidepressants, a top official told Congress.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration "within a few days" will decide on a stronger warning for antidepressants, a top official told Congress.    The agency is likely to follow recommendations of federal advisers who want black boxes, the most strident warnings, to highlight links between the drugs and increased suicidal thoughts and actions of children...
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WASHINGTON Sept. 15, 2004 - All drugs used to treat depressed children should carry a &quot;black box&quot; warning of the antidepressants&#39; link to increased suicidal thoughts and actions, says a panel of federal advisers.
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WASHINGTON -- Now that the Food and Drug Administration is considering suicide warnings on antidepressants for children, the agency is checking whether the same precaution might be needed for adults.