Researchers: Pregnant women should avoid antidepressants
Researchers are recommending that pregnant women with past episodes of mild to moderate depression stay away from a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. An article...
View ArticleStudy: Combining warfarin and antidepressants is risky
A study suggests that patients taking the blood thinner warfarin may be at greater risk for major bleeding if they also take a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,...
View ArticleMedical journals print biased studies
An article in the Washington Post says major medical journals routinely print studies over which pharmaceutical companies can exert major influence. That company influence “has become a common practice...
View ArticleCourt reverses ‘off label’ drug marketing conviction
A federal appeals court has ruled that pharmaceutical sales staff can’t be convicted for promoting drugs for “off label” uses, as long as those uses are otherwise legal. The U.S. Court of Appeals in...
View ArticleStudy says some antidepressants pose heart risk
A recent study indicates that some antidepressants classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, pose a small but serious heart risk. A BBC News story says that U.S. researchers came...
View ArticlePremature Births More Common for Pregnant Women on Antidepressants
A recent study shows that women who take antidepressants during pregnancy are more likely to deliver their babies prematurely. Many of the drugs considered in the study belong to a class of drugs...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Pregnant Women Increase Risk of Malformed Babies with...
A recent study shows that one in five children born to mothers taking antidepressants during pregnancy have a brain defect known as Chiari type 1 malformation. The University of North Carolina at...
View ArticleAntidepressant Use During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Diabetes, Obesity...
A new study suggests that antidepressants used by pregnant women may increase their offspring’s risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life. Certain antidepressants, known as selective serotonin...
View ArticlePrenatal Exposure to SSRIs Linked to Autism and Developmental Disorders in Boys
A recent study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identified a link between a mother’s use of antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and...
View ArticleNearly-term Babies at Elevated Risk for ADHD
While it is known that very premature babies are at an increased risk of developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests that babies who have even a slightly premature...
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