FDA rules SSRI anti-depressants OK for kids

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Postby Roger Elliott » Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:42 am

Despite SSRI's other than Prozac being banned recently in the UK for use with under-18's, the American FDA has just ruled otherwise:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/health/22DEPR.html
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Postby patrick » Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:26 pm

RogerE wrote:Despite SSRI's other than Prozac being banned recently in the UK for use with under-18's, the American FDA has just ruled otherwise:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/22/health/22DEPR.html


this seems pretty scarey stuff !is it true all tests were done on adults or is that out of date?cheers patrick :D
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