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CYLERT (pemoline, Abbott)
Because of its association with life threatening hepatic failure, CYLERT should not ordinarily be considered as first line drug therapy for ADHD
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/1999/cylert.htm |
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Cylert blamed for cases of fatal liver failure
A 30-year-old Abbott Laboratories Inc. drug for attention deficit disorder poses an unacceptable risk of deadly liver damage and should be banned immediately, a U.S. consumer group said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7284437/ |
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Eli Lilly's Strattera - 130 reports of suicidality in one month
A not released discussion paper from the British medical agency (MHRA) reveals 130 reports of suicidality in one month from treatment with Strattera. In addition the paper tells about 766 spontaneous reports of cardiac disorders and 172 of liver injury, and about 20 completed suicides.
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release.php?rID=11216 |
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FDA - New Warning for Strattera
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising health care professionals about a new warning for Strattera, a drug approved for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. The labeling is being updated with a bolded warning about the potential for severe liver injury following two reports (a teenager and an adult) in patients who had been treated with Strattera for several months, both of whom recovered.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2004/ANS01335.html |
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Health Canada suspends the market authorization of ADDERALL XR®
Health Canada has suspended the market authorization of the product due to safety information concerning the association of sudden deaths, heart-related deaths, and strokes in children and adults taking usual recommended doses of ADDERALL® and ADDERALL XR®.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/warnings/2005/2005_01.html |
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New study shows early ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain
new study conducted in rats by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School suggests that the misdiagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined with prescription drug use in children may lead to a higher risk of developing depressive symptoms in adulthood.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-12/g-nss121004.php |
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Prozac 'unsafe for children'
Modern antidepressant drugs should not be given to children and teenagers because of the increased risk of self-harm and suicide, European medical experts warned today.
http://society.guardian.co.uk/mentalhealth/story/0,8150,1371244,00.html |
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Psychiatric Drug Facts Peter R. Breggin, M.D.
What your doctor may not know about - How psychiatric drugs really work. Adverse drug effects on the brain and mind. The role of the FDA Drug company practices. Recent medical and legal developments. Electroshock and psychosurgery.
http://www.breggin.com/ |
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Review of Prior Studies Suggests Clear Association between Ritalin Use and Height Retardation in Some Children
It would appear that most children achieve a satisfactory adult height, but there may be an important subgroup whose growth is permanently attenuated.
http://www.newsinferno.com/storypages/8-08-2005~002.html |
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Ritalin Helps....but what about the side effects?
Northern County Psychiatric Associates - This is a pro med site but still lists a LONG list of possible side effects
http://www.ncpamd.com/Stimulant_Side_Effects.htm |
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Study Shows Methylphenidate Linked to Chromosomal Changes
In a small but startling preliminary new study, Texas researchers have found that after just three months, every one of a dozen children treated for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with the drug methylphenidate experienced a threefold increase in levels of chromosome abnormalities—occurrences associated with increased risks of cancer and other adverse health effects.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/510069/ |
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Trial finds that Prozac may stunt children’s growth
CLINICAL trial by the makers of Prozac has revealed evidence the antidepressant could harm the growth and development of children.
http://www.sundayherald.com/46216 |
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Warning on Prozac for children
Doctors were yesterday told not to give Prozac to children by the European medicines regulator, ruling out the one antidepressant of its class that the British authorities had allowed to be prescribed to under-18s
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1470111,00.html |
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