FDA Orders Strong Antidepressant Warnings
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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 a medication guide for patients to advise them of the risk...
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New guidelines are issued to doctors on the use of some anti-depressants, amid growing concern about their safety.
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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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BETHESDA, Maryland Top officials of the Food and Drug Administration have acknowledged for the first time that antidepressants appeared to lead some children and teenagers to become suicidal.
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U.S. health officials on Friday ordered the makers of all antidepressants to include tough warnings explaining that the drugs increase the chances of suicidal behavior in some children and teens.
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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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered all sleep disorder drugs to carry stronger warnings about their risks, including severe allergic reactions.
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Agency wants to learn if drugs can lead to suicide in young people; most major drugmakers impacted. NEW YORK  - The Food and Drug Administration is expected to call for changes to labels for antidepressants to reflect a new agency analysis ...
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The American Psychiatric Association commends the Food and Drug Administration, and in particular its Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and its Pediatric Advisory Committee, for its public hearing on safe antidepressant use in pediatric patients
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Antidepressant drugs need warnings that they may raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults up to age 25, a U.S. advisory panel said on Wednesday.
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The Food and Drug Administration is likely to require antidepressants to carry strong, "black box" warnings about links between increased suicidal behavior in children who take the drugs, an agency official said Thursday.
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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, despite remaining cautious about the strength of such  ties, the agency said on Friday.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressant medications,  including such best-selling drugs as Prozac and Paxil, should  come with strong warnings that they appear to raise the risk of  suicidal thoughts and behavior in younger patients, a U.S.  advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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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 - Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as part of a clinical trial for young people who have attempted suicide.    Government health advisers said last week the labels on these drugs should have bold warnings surrounded by a black box to draw attention and say that, in some cases, the medication increases suicidal thoughts and behavior...
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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 Food and Drug Administration &quot;within a few days&quot; will decide on a stronger warning for antidepressants, a top official told Congress.