Prozac use 'risky for children'
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Using the anti-depressant Prozac at an early age may lead to emotional problems later in life, US scientists say.
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Description: A Food and Drug Administration study seems to confirm suspicions that antidepressant drugs may increase the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens.
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NEW YORK  - Within 2 years after the October 2003 FDA public health advisory about the risk of suicide in children taking a type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), significant reductions in rates of diagnosis and antidepressant treatment of childhood depression occurred, researchers report.
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Top officials acknowledged for the first time that antidepressants appeared to lead some children to become suicidal.
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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
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Antidepressant drugmakers such as Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Wyeth will have to disclose trial results suggesting a higher risk of suicide among children and teenagers taking the pills, US regulators said.
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LONDON  - A British medical journal said Friday it had given U.S. regulators confidential drug company documents suggesting a link between the popular anti-depressant Prozac and a heightened risk of suicide attempts and violence.
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The fatal shooting last month of a Galveston doctor by his 10-year-old son, who was taking Prozac, is fueling ongoing concerns about the use of antidepressants by pediatric patients.
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More children in the world today are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors despite concerns over their safety and efficacy in this age group.
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Children taking antidepressant drugs may be at increased risk for suicidal behavior and thinking, and the government should require a "black box" warning label on the medications, an expert panel concluded Tuesday.
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Researchers report that taking an antidepressant like Prozac may increase a pregnant womanâs risk of having a baby with a birth defect, but the chances appear remote and confined to a few rare defects.
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While US health officials consider imposing more warning labels on antidepressants used by children, experts recommend that parents make no treatment changes
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NEW YORK -- 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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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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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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LONDON: British medical regulators urged physicians on Monday to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said such products as Prozac and Paxil should be clearly labeled with warnings about their use.
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The Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly urged antidepressant manufacturers not to disclose to physicians and the public that some clinical trials of the medications in children