TEENAGE DEPRESSION
February 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIE
A USA Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has said that the regulator should issue stronger warnings to doctors about the possible link between antidepressants and suicidal thoughts among young people. These warnings should not discourage doctors from using such antidepressants, but alert them to signals that a drug might be having harmful effects, said the committee.
A USA Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has said that the regulator should issue stronger warnings to doctors about the possible link between antidepressants and suicidal thoughts among young people. These warnings should not discourage doctors from using such antidepressants, but alert them to signals that a drug might be having harmful effects, said the committee.
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