Antidepressants May Not Raise Suicide Risk in Youth: Study

Antidepressant drugs such as Prozac do not raise suicide risk in young people, a new study says.

In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered a “black box warning” for Prozac (generic name fluoxetine) after data from 25 clinical trials suggested the medications increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and young adults up to age 25.

But this analysis of data from 41 clinical trials involving a total of more than 9,000 patients identified no such link in either adults or children.

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