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Coming of Age on Antidepressants

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Inconvenient Woman has covered the issue of increased suicide rates for preteens and teenagers in previous Blog entries.
FDA Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials
“…After decades of inattention to the possible psychiatric side effects of experimental medicines, the Food and Drug Administration is now requiring drug makers to study closely whether patients become suicidal during [...]

FDA Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

After decades of inattention to the possible psychiatric side effects of experimental medicines, the Food and Drug Administration is now requiring drug makers to study closely whether patients become suicidal during clinical trials.

The new rules represent one of the most profound changes of the past 16 years to regulations governing drug development. But [...]