GPs urged to cut back on drugs for depression
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Antidepressant drugs have been overprescribed to hundreds of thousands of people with mild depression in whom the risk of side effects outweighs the benefits, Britain&#39;s chief medicines regulator said yesterday.
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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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A government epidemiologist said Thursday that his bosses asked him to soften his recommendation that antidepressant use by children be discouraged because of increased suicidal behavior among young people who took the drugs.
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Doctors warn that many mental health patients are being over-prescribed drugs that make no difference at all to them.
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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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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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Doctors often prescribe depression drugs for back pain, but a review found no evidence to support the practice.
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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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A federal advisory board is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require all drugs used to treat depressed children come with a âblack boxâ warning of a link between the use of the antidepressants and suicidal leanings.
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Tough warning labels for antidepressants ordered by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday could save children&#39;s lives, experts say, but others warn that the move could backfire
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Caution on using antidepressants as first treatment for mild depression is latest evidence of experts reexamining the enthusiasm for medications.
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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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Highly publicized government warnings that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike, meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S. psychiatrists say.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
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In the wake of recent government warnings about children and antidepressants, parents are having an increasingly difficult time getting prescriptions for their children.
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Psychiatrists say it's a common scenario Â troubled patients stop taking their medicine, because of cost, side effects, the stigma, or delusions that they don't need it. The consequences can be tragic, though rarely as horrific as the Valentine's Day suicide-slaughter at Northern Illinois University.
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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