Perspicuo
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Popular antidepressant Paxil not safe or effective for teens, study finds
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paxil-antidepressant-ineffective-unsafe-for-teens-study-finds/
OTOH...
Is It Still Safe to Give Antidepressants to Children and Adolescents?
http://ncpamd.com/antidepressant-suicide/
The question is, shouldn't these companies be required by law to publish their negative findings, under pain of heavy fines comparable to an important percentage of earnings from the drug?
I mean, if science isn't our last bulwark against bullshit, we have no hope.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paxil-antidepressant-ineffective-unsafe-for-teens-study-finds/
The widely prescribed antidepressant paroxetine -- sold under the names Paxil, Aropax and Seroxat -- has been found to be neither a safe nor effective treatment for depression in adolescents, according a new reanalysis of research originally published in 2001.
The new paper is published today in The BMJ. It contradicts the findings of the original study, which was funded by the drug's manufacturer and concluded that paroxetine was safe and effective in treating major depression in children and teens.
OTOH...
Is It Still Safe to Give Antidepressants to Children and Adolescents?
http://ncpamd.com/antidepressant-suicide/
The question is, shouldn't these companies be required by law to publish their negative findings, under pain of heavy fines comparable to an important percentage of earnings from the drug?
I mean, if science isn't our last bulwark against bullshit, we have no hope.