FDA sees risks in anti-depressants
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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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A pair of federal advisory committees recommended Tuesday that drug companies apply stricter warnings to a host of popular antidepressants to alert doctors and patients about the increased risk of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents that take
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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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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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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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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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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 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
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The US Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths, according to documents released on Friday.
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Data on approximately 40,000 depressed adults in 234 clinical trials of antidepressants will be examined to see if the drugs increased suicidal thoughts or behaviors, said the US Food and Drug Administration.
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Federal advisers are considering whether a proposed weight-loss drug raises the risk of depression, a finding that could lead to stern warnings on the medication if it is approved.
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An expert panel advising the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that antidepressants carry a warning in a black box on the label saying that the medications
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On Tuesday, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel urged that antidepressants carry explicit warnings about an increased risk of suicidal behaviors in young people.
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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 an information guide for patients to advise them of the risk...
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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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British medical regulators urged physicians on Monday to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said they should be clearly labeled with warnings about their use.
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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.