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Paxil Maker Accused of Obscuring Suicide Risks
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According to court documents recently released to U.S. lawyers seeking damages for clients allegedly harmed by the antidepressant medication, Paxil, drug manufacturers may have know about an increased risk of suicide associated with the medication as far back as 1989. GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Paxil, finally issued a warning for an increased risk of suicide in 2006. An analysis of early clinical trials for Paxil suggests that GSK employees included extra suicides in the placebo side of the trial to intentionally skew the results of the trial in favor of Paxil. The inappropriately included suicide data basically covered up the existence of an eight-fold increased risk of suicide.
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Paxil Maker Accused of Obscuring Suicide Risks
Category: Paxil Suicide
According to court documents recently released to U.S. lawyers seeking damages for clients allegedly harmed by the antidepressant medication, Paxil, drug manufacturers may have know about an increased risk of suicide associated with the medication as far back as 1989. GlaxoSmithKline, the makers of Paxil, finally issued a warning for an increased risk of suicide in 2006. An analysis of early clinical trials for Paxil suggests that GSK employees included extra suicides in the placebo side of the trial to intentionally skew the results of the trial in favor of Paxil. The inappropriately included suicide data basically covered up the existence of an eight-fold increased risk of suicide.
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Valentine's Day Massacre Reignites SSRI-Violence Debate
Category: Paxil Suicide
On February 14, 2008, Valentine's Day, Steven Kazmierczak opened fire on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Kazmeirczak managed to kill five and injure 17 others before turning the gun on himself. There is speculation as to what drove the 27-year old to commit such a heinous act, but some believe the violent episode could have been triggered by withdrawal symptoms from the popular antidepressant medication Prozac. Kazmeirczak's girlfriend claims that Steven quit taking Prozac about three weeks before the massacre. Some experts believe the intense withdrawal experienced by some when stopping selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) therapy could have been a major contributor to the violent actions that shocked the country earlier this month.
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Senator Probes Paxil Suicide Cover-up
Category: Paxil Suicide
Senator Charles Grassley as part of an ongoing investigation of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and their questionable business practices has launched a probe on allegations that the company knew about suicide risks associated with Paxil some 15 years before a warning was added to the label. The pharmaceutical giant officially added warnings for increased suicidal behavior in young adults in 2006 but may have known about this link as far back as 1989. After reviewing dozens of internal documents, Dr. Joseph Glenmullen concluded that GSK improperly added reports of suicide to the placebo group of trial in order to create less of a disparity between the two groups.
Court of Appeals Hears Pre-emption Arguments For Paxil
Category: Paxil Suicide
This week the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments that could play an pivotal role in the future of product liability litigation. The cases against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the makers of the antidepressant Paxil, and Apotex, the makers of the generic version of the same drug, have been seen in opposite lights by two previous lower court judges. Both cases involve suicide warnings or lack thereof for these powerful antidepressants.The issue here is whether plaintiffs' lawsuits against these companies can be pre-empted due to approved labeling by the FDA.
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Increased Suicides in Returning Soldiers
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Over the past few years there have been reports of an increase in suicides among veterans and particularly of those soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The most common explanation for these suicides is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Soldiers are often prescribed medication to help them cope with the often-traumatizing images and stress that has been placed on them during combat situations. Antidepressants have been found in some cases to increase suicidal ideation and increase the risk of suicide.
Murder-Suicide Shatters Two Families
Category: Paxil Suicide
Monday afternoon Army sergeant Steven Lopez shot his wife Brenda Davila before turning the gun on himself. Lopez was suffering from depression following serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lopez was prescribed Paxil to deal with his depression but did not take his medication on the prescribed schedule.
Increased Suicides Story a Marketing Tactic?
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Over the past couple of weeks there has been a great deal of attention paid to the news that youth suicide rates increased after antidepressant prescription decreased. As it turns out this story may not be all that we thought it was. It seems that the study posted in the September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry may have been influenced by drug makers to make it appear as if there was conclusive evidence of a link between a decrease in antidepressant use by youth and an increase in suicide rates among the same group.
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Youth Suicide Rates Increase
Category: Paxil Suicide
A few years ago the news broke that antidepressants could lead to teen suicide. This news caused millions of parents to pull their teens off of the accused drugs, like Paxil. One would think that this would lower the teen suicide rate. As it turns out, new study now shows that there has actually been a significant increase in teen suicides in recent years. This increase appears to coincide with drop in children taking antidepressants.
Suicide Rates Rise, Antidepressant Use Falls
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Warnings issued four years ago that antidepressants such as Paxil, were responsible for the increase in suicidal behavior amongst young people, caused a dramatic drop in antidepressant use, which ultimately lead to an increase in suicides in that age group, according to a new study.
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Suicide Rates for Those Taking Anti-Depressant Drug Paxil on the Rise
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An increasing amount of depression patients have turned to suicide as a result of side effects from the use of anti-depressant drug Paxil, over the past few years.
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Antidepressants Linked to Suicide Risk in Young Adults
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The FDA has announced a request to the manufacturers of all antidepressant medications to update the "black box" on their labels to include warnings about the increased risks of suicidal behavior and thinking in young adults ages 18 to 24.
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Is your child's life worth it?
Category: Paxil Suicide
In April, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association evaluated the risks of those under 25 using SSRIs such as Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac to treat mood disorders against a possible increased risk of suicide. Going against the FDA'S already imposed black box warning for SSRI antidepressants, this study concluded that the benefits of these drugs far outweigh the potential risks of increased suicidal behavior in users under the age of 25.
FDA Orders Drug Makers to Add Warnings on Antidepressants
Category: Paxil Suicide
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered drug makers to add warnings on antidepressant medications, stating the drugs can increase risk of suicidal behavior and thinking in young adults.
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Paxil Settlement to be Approved by Judge
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Thursday, a Judge said he will approve a $64 million class action Paxil lawsuit to reimburse parents who thought they had found a fix for their depressed teens with the drug Paxil, a drug later blamed for suicides and suicidal thoughts.
Paxil and Other Antidepressants may Help Children
Category: Paxil Suicide
The authors of a new extensive analysis of antidepressants for children and teens, says the benefits of treatment far outweigh the small risk of increasing some patients' chances of suicidal behaviors and thoughts.
The drugs included in the studies were: Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, Serzone, Remeron, Lexapro, Effexor and Zoloft.
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Child Suicide Increase Blamed on FDA Labeling
Category: Paxil Suicide
For the first time in over a decade, child and teen suicide rates have raised - and several psychological experts believe the stronger warning labels led to a drop in the number of prescriptions for antidepressants such as Paxil, may just be the reason.
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Paxil may cause suicidal thoughts
Category: Paxil Suicide
Antidepressant drug Paxil has been known to cause suicidal thoughts as a side effect of using the medication. Warnings say that this is especially common in children and young adults using Paxil.