Rise in antidepressants for children
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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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The discovery that antidepressants  may increase suicidal tendencies in children has prompted some  lawmakers and physicians to ask if changes are needed to  financial incentives given to drug makers for pediatric  research.
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A US advisory panel concluded Tuesday that antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil should come with stronger warnings because they appear to increase suicidal behavior in children and teenagers.
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On the heels of reports since last May that have linked antidepressant medications to an increased risk of suicide among young users, pediatric prescriptions for the drugs have fallen 18 percent, new data finds.
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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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PREGNANT women who take the anti-depressant Prozac may increase the risk of their children having mental problems. Scientists found that young mice given the drug grow up anxious and depressed.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressants such as Paxil and  Prozac should come with strong warnings that they raise the  risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in some children and  teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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Prozac, the only antidepressant certified as safe for children, may make kids more suicidal, according to evidence out Monday. A large new study added to previous
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Because some antidepressant drugs have been shown to lead to suicidal thoughts among children and teens, the FDA decrees that all manufacturers must carry a warning on their labels.
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A growing number of children are taking combinations of powerful and even life-threatening medications to treat an array of problems.
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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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The US Food and Drug Administration says it &quot;generally supports the recommendations&quot; of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.
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Two to 3 percent of children treated with antidepressants had suicidal thoughts or behavior as a result of the drugs, officials said today based on the Food and Drug Administration's most comprehensive analysis of past clinical trials of the widely used drugs.
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A Food and Drug Administration epidemiologist who triggered a closer look at suicidal behavior among children taking antidepressants cited independent experts at hearings Monday who he said support his findings.    In addition to seeing increases in suicidal thoughts among children receiving all the antidepressants he studied, Dr...
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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 said on Thursday.
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Two to 3 percent of children treated with antidepressants had suicidal thoughts or behavior as a result of the drugs, officials said today based on the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s most
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Federal regulators say they&#39;ve reached a balance in treating depressed kids with antidepressants that can also be dangerous. The Food and Drug Administration is now requiring all antidepressants to carry its strongest safety alert.