Trends in prescribing and self-poisoning in relation to UK regulatory authority warnings against use of SSRI antidepressants in under-18-year-olds.

AIMS: To assess the impact of the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) warning in December 2003 not to prescribe selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, except fluoxetine, to under-18-year-olds. METHODS: Interrupted time series analysis of prescrip...

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Main Authors: Bergen, H, Hawton, K, Murphy, E, Cooper, J, Kapur, N, Stalker, C, Waters, K
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2009