International Coalition for Drug Awareness
Educating about the dangers of Antidepressant Medications
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5/1/2002 • Timing of New Black Box Warnings and Withdrawals for Prescription Medications Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH; Paul D. Allen, MD, MPH; Steffie J. Woolhandler, MD, MPH; David U. Himmelstein, MD; Sidney M. Wolfe, MD; David H. Bor, MD Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA. 2002;287:2215-2220 Serious ADRs commonly emerge after Food and…
Hassett vs. Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) Man Claims he Became Psychotic on Accutane Luke Hassett, 22, who was diagnosed as being a paranoid schizophrenic after taking Roaccutane, is to sue Leeds General Infirmary and the clinician who prescribed him the drug. Hassett vs. Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) 4/29/2002 Man Claims he Became Psychotic on Accutane…
4/10/2002 • Effect of Hypericum perforatum (St John’s Wort) in Major Depressive Disorder David J. Kupfer, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O’Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (e-mail: kupferdj@msx.upmc.edu). JAMA Vol. 287 No. 14 This study fails to support the efficacy of H perforatum in moderately…
4/9/2002 • Sugar pills offer more relief than St. John’s wort, Zoloft Robert Bazell NBC News Even in severely depressed patients, the antidepressant drug, Zoloft, was no better than placebo. Sugar pills offer more relief than St. John’s wort, Zoloft http://www.msnbc.com/news/736379.asp?0si= Robert Bazell NBC News Even in severely depressed patients, the antidepressant drug, Zoloft, was…
3/26/2002 • Scientists find Prozac ‘link’ to brain tumours Steve Connor Science Editor Independent Scientists have discovered that Prozac, the antidepressant taken by millions of people around the world, may stimulate the growth of brain tumours by blocking the body’s natural ability to kill cancer cells. Scientists find Prozac ‘link’ to brain tumours http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=278505 Steve…
3/15/2002 • Rare Neurologic Syndrome Linked to Antidepressant Jim Rosack Psychiatric News March 15, 2002 Volume 37 Number 6, p. 31 Neurologists warn other clinicians that SSRIs could contribute to a potential increase in certain patients‚ risk of having a rare form of stroke. Rare Neurologic Syndrome Linked to Antidepressant http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/58/1/130 Jim Rosack Psychiatric News…
2/28/2002 • Antidepressant drug trials turn away most of the depressed population Mark Zimmerman, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior, director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital Brown University While antidepressants are among the most frequently prescribed medications, most patients treated for major depression in a typical outpatient psychiatric practice would not qualify…
2/13/2002 • Psychiatrists shift the mood on antidepressants Matt Weaver Society-Guardian The professional body for psychiatrists has conceded that antidepressant pills such as Prozac may only have a 50% success rate in treating depression. Psychiatrists shift the mood on antidepressants http://society.guardian.co.uk/mentalhealth/story/0,8150,649503,00.html Matt Weaver Society-Guardian The professional body for psychiatrists has conceded that antidepressant pills such…
2/7/2002 • Scandal of scientists who take money for papers ghostwritten by drug companies Sarah Boseley health editor Guardian Scientists are accepting large sums of money from drug companies to put their names to articles endorsing new medicines that they have not written – a growing practice that some fear is putting scientific integrity in…