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Drug Danger Cover-up? Evidence of Suppressed Information
In a six month investigation of the antidepressant manufacturers, PrimeTime Live uncovered a trail of internal documentation revealing efforts to suppress information regarding serious adverse health risks from consumers and the doctors who prescribe these powerful psychoactive medications. Patients, and parents of juvenile patients, suspected that the drug companies were not coming clean about the negative effects of antidepressants.
Tags: antidepressants; psychoactive medication; suicidal behavior in children; Glaxo SmithKline; Paxil; Vioxx; Wyeth; Effexor; Pfizer; Zoloft
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Hard to swallow
Read the ads and you'll think relief from the black cloud of depression is just a pill away. But if you consult the scientific record and look at the medical trials the pills have gone through, you'll see a much scarier story. The Washingtonian examines two of the newest drugs for depression, Serzone and Effexor.