PROZAC FOR KIDS
Children in the US can now be given the antidepressant Prozac. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration approved prescription of the drug for children aged between 7 and 17 with either depression or obsessive compulsive disorder. Made by the drugs giant Eli Lilly, Prozac is the first of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to be approved for use by minors. The potential market is huge, with doctors estimating that 25 per cent of children and 8 per cent of adolescents in the US have depression.
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