NEWS Limited’s Sunday
Telegraph newspaper has
launched a campaign urging a
review of prescribing guidelines
for antidepressants, citing an
investigation which found there are
1,022 Australians aged two to six year
using the medications.
An editorial in last weekend’s
issue said doctors should
examine the clinical guidelines for
prescribing SSRIs, although some
clinicians have pointed out that use
in children is for autism, intellectual
disability and self-harm.
Danish Professor Peter Gotszche,
who co-founded Cochrane
Collaboration, has released a new
book which claims antidepressants
are the third highest cause of death
behind heart disease and cancer
because they can lead to obesity.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 13 Jan 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 13 Jan 16
IN WESTERN Australia, Michael’s Chemist Group has started stocking therapeutic Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs), pursuant to the Federal Government’s new vaping laws (PD 25 Mar).
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