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FDA Expert Panelists Voice Concerns over Safety of SSRI Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

Potential risks for expectant mothers and their babies from SSRI antidepressants should be more fully disclosed in prescribing information and in discussions between physicians and their pregnant patients, experts say, allowing for more informed decisions about starting or stopping the drugs during pregnancy. Continue reading

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Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure

“Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure” refers to the harm done to a child in the womb when a pregnant mother takes antipsychotic drugs. Apparently this is a relatively common occurrence. There has been a 170% increase over the last decade in antipsychotic use … Continue reading

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