Posts Tagged 'Prozac'

Journal article calls for new definition of ‘antidepressant’

In a recent article in the scientific journal Scientifica, two mental health professionals call for a redefinition of the term “antidepressant.”

David Antonuccio, psychologist at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine, and David Healy, psychiatrist at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Bangor University in the UK, argue that the term “antidepressant” simply doesn’t apply to medications that cause symptoms including sexual dysfunction and suicidal ...

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Critics doubt record settlement will be enough

The $3 billion fine recently leveled against GlaxoSmithKline is the largest settlement ever involving a pharmaceutical company. But in light of the enormous profits that the British pharmaceutical giant brings in, some critics wonder whether even that will be enough to dissuade companies from engaging in dangerous fraud.

GlaxoSmithKline pleaded guilty to marketing drugs for unapproved uses, according to a New York Times report. Among the charges is that the company ...

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