FDA Agrees on Antidepressant Risks for Youth
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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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The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that antidepressants appear to increase the risk of suicidal thinking in young adults, but that in older adults the risk declines.
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It was Britain's warning to physicians last year not to treat depression in young people with six antidepressant drugs that set off an international debate and gave impetus to U.S. health authorities who made ...
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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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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration 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.
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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.
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The Food and Drug Administration 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.    Dr...
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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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WASHINGTON - Federal health advisers considering more stringent warning labels for anti-depressants linked to suicidal thoughts among children were told on Tuesday that a new warning added in March appeared to have little impact on children's use of the drugs.    Children aged 1 to 17 still account for 7 percent of anti-depressants prescribed, said Michael Evans of the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Drug Safety...
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Use of antidepressants appears  linked to a higher risk of suicidal behavior in some children  and teenagers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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Taking antidepressants appears to raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults younger than 25, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in an analysis released on Tuesday.
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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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In light of new recommendations that the US Food and Drug Administration consider stern warnings about a possible link between antidepressants and suicidal thoughts among children, agency officials are re-evaluating whether adults on these medications can
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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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BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel urged  regulators on Tuesday to require a "black box" warning on  antidepressant labels about the increased risk of suicidal  behavior in youth who take the drugs.
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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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Rising numbers of children are being prescribed antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed. No pills are licensed for use by people under 16 years of age, but doctors can issue them where they feel it&#39;s clinically appropriate.