Category: Dangerous Medications

FDA checks into possibility of epilepsy drug-suicide link

Jul 5, 2013

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by

Kirsten Knudsen

in Dangerous Medications

By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY The Food and Drug Administration wants 14 drugmakers to check their study data to see if use of epilepsy drugs results in suicidal behavior or thoughts. The FDA requested the reviews last month and gave the drugmakers six months to respond. The request is similar to one the FDA made…