PRINTABLE PAGE Few Psychotropics Have Data for Use in Children By Betsy Bates, Los Angeles BureauOriginally published in Pediatric News 33(3):27, 1999 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Just because the Food and Drug Administration has approved a psychotropic drug for use in…
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PRINTABLE PAGE FDA Wants to Suspend Pediatric Study Rule Originally published by Reuters Health, March 19, 2002 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US health officials said on Monday they planned to suspend a rule that requires drug companies to study how the…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Ritalin Use in Virginia is “Astronomical” By Elizabeth SimpsonOriginally published in The Virginian-Pilot, November 15, 2001 Portsmouth ranks in the top 1 percent of communities nationwide for use of Ritalin, the drug prescribed to treat attention deficit disorders,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Broward Schools Study Use of Medication With Students By Bill Hirschman, Education WriterOriginally published in the Sun-Sentinel, June 8, 2001 Scores of Broward County schoolchildren receive prescriptions every year for various medications—not from their family doctor, but from…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Psychotropic Drugs Overprescribed in West, According to UN Official Originally published by Reuters Health, June 24, 2002 LONDON (Reuters Health) — Doctors in developed countries are overprescribing potentially addictive drugs, such as antidepressants and sedatives, a United Nations…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Mom’s Vices May Up Baby’s Attention Disorder Risk Originally published by Reuters Health, March 26, 2002 NEW YORK — Pregnant women who drink alcohol and smoke may more than double their child’s risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…
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PRINTABLE PAGE More U.S. Kids Taking Meds for Behavior, Depression Originally published by Reuters Health, March 28, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Prescriptions for drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression in children and teens grew steadily during…
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PRINTABLE PAGE EU May Encourage Drug Testing in Children By Emily HayesOriginally published by Reuters Health, March 28, 2002 LONDON (Reuters Health) — US-style measures to encourage companies to test drugs on children, including 6-month extra marketing exclusivity, are expected…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Medicines For Teens Backfire Last of three parts By Lisa Popyk, Post contributorOriginally published in the Cincinnati Post, April 18, 2000 Thirteen-year-old Chris Fetters of Iowa stabbed her favorite aunt to death with a kitchen knife, then sobbed…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Report Decried Giving Drugs to Kids Consultant studied Florida centers for foster care By Carol Marbin MillerOriginally Published in The Miami Herald, May 11, 2001 A consultant hired by the state Department of Children & Families to study…